Cold Snowy Day!! Escarole n Beans and Pannecotte!!

Its one of those cold snowy days around here going to put together a nice pot of Escarole n Beans!! Yummy
love having something nice and comforting for a cold snowy day!! Giving you a few tips and a great recipe for it!
*One of my tips for making this occasionally I will see Escarole on Sale and grab a few heads of it take it apart cut it into maybe 2in pieces and soak it a few times drain it make sure its cleaned out and then boil for a bit and then drain again and put in freezer bags this way the next time you decide to make this you can just take out of freezer and so much easier to just throw in all cleaned and cooked!!
2 or 3 heads of Escarole
1/2 head of garlic slivered nice and thin
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 can Cannellini Beans (Progresso my favorite brand)
1 stick pepperoni sliced thin
4 or 5 Boneless Pork Chops (thick) or 1 package of Boneless Country Style Ribs (either way all cut up in pieces not too small take away any excess fat on them)
2 Cans Chicken Broth
5 or 6 cups of water use your discresson on this part.



If your escarole is precooked and you have taken out of freezer ahead of time you are all set if not take the Escarole and chop it and clean it in sink or in pan soak it and drain a few times making sure it is clean then boil and drain it out leave standing while you are preparing other part of the meal.

Sautee the garlic with olive oil for a few minutes on medium heat don't burn then put in your pepperoni and your pork let that cook in with olive oil and garlic you will smell it thats when its starting to blend flavors together then put in your cannellini beans let that cook for a bit then you can put in your chicken broth and let simmer and then add your water - depending on how soupy you want it compared to thickness.
After letting everything else simmer and cook for a while you can put in your escarole that has been draining some people use the escarole water they cooked in and put that in their Escarole Beans also.
Let all of it cook together and you will smell the aroma of the garlic,meat and escarole yummy!!

Then you can enjoy your meal with some fresh Italian Bread or whatever you prefer with it.

For leftovers of Escarole and Beans you can take some day old Italian Bread and cut up in pieces brush with some olive oil and put some garlic powder or chopped garlic on it and on cookie sheet bake it for a while and then take out of oven get your leftover Escarole and Beans out and put in sautee pan and your bread that you baked off in oven and make your Pannecotte it will all fold in together. If you want extra crispy Pannecotte you can put it in oven and on broil for a few minutes some people even like a little melted mozzeralla on it!!


Buon appetito!! Mangia!!!