"Rosso di Lucca" comes in different shades of red with streaks ranging from burgundy to blackish. The skin is firm, the paste is soft and the flavor is intense. Grown in the municipalities of Lucca, Capannori, and Porcari.
The cooking time is about two hours with a previous soak of at least 12 hours.
The "Rosso di Lucca" Red Bean is particularly suitable for the preparation of puree and soups.
It is an ancient variety of legumes, very similar to chickpea with the highest protein content. In the decorticated chickling version, the skin is removed by a mechanical process, so as to allow its quick use in the kitchen. It does not, therefore, need to be soaked and can be cooked in soups or puree. Perfect with the addition of cooked or raw vegetable ratatouille.
This ancient variety of Tuscan chickpea is suitable for being cooked as a side dish, seasoned with olive oil, salt, pepper, and can also be used in soups for its thin and very digestible skin.
Preparation:
The chickpeas must be soaked for at least 12 hours. Rinse and then boil in cold water. Bring to the boil and cook for about two hours (40 minutes with a pressure cooker). The dose is 80 grams per person.
It is prepared with an ancient variety of white corn with a more delicate flavor than traditional polenta and goes very well with the fish whose flavor it enhances. It is naturally gluten-free. It is cooked exactly like polenta.
"Cannellino di San Ginese e Sant'Alessio" is a white bean ecotype with greyish veins, smaller than the common Cannellino bean, almost absent in the mouth, soft texture, and delicate flavor. Cultivated in the Plain of Lucca and in the neighboring territories.
The cooking time is about two hours with a previous soak of at least 12 hours.
Recommended pairing: with white meats, aromatic herbs, or fish.
Lucchese is an ecotype of chickpea with an intense flavor and a soft texture grown in the Plain of Lucca and in the neighboring territories of the province of Pisa.
For use, we recommend soaking for at least 12 hours. The cooking time is about an hour.
This chickpea is widely used in traditional preparations: combined with cod, in velvety, or in mixed soups of legumes and cereals.
An ancient variety of bean, mainly hand-picked, with an intense flavor and a very fine skin, therefore extremely digestible.
It is suitable for all preparations, especially suitable for soups, and as an ingredient for the recipe of Ribollita.
It should be cooked over very low heat for about 50 minutes after soaking for at least 12 hours.
You can also enjoy it simply with a drizzle of raw extra-virgin olive oil and fresh black pepper, or heated in a pan with a drizzle of EVO oil, a clove of garlic, and a sprig of rosemary.
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