Polish Bean and Sausage Stew

Name: Polish Bean and Sausage Stew
Total time: 565
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups dry cannellini beans; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 10 slices bacon, cubed; ½ (16 oz) ring kielbasa sausage, cubed; 2 onions, chopped; 2 bay leaves; 4 whole allspice berries; 1 (14.5 ounce) can chopped tomatoes; dried marjoram, or to taste; 1 clove garlic, minced; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon paprika (Optional)

Recipe by Olenka from allrecipes.com

Dinner 9 Hr. 25 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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2 ½ cups dry cannellini beans
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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10 slices bacon, cubed
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½ (16 oz) ring kielbasa sausage, cubed
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2 onions, chopped
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2 bay leaves
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4 whole allspice berries

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1 (14.5 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
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dried marjoram, or to taste
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1 clove garlic, minced
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 tablespoon butter
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon paprika (Optional)

Instructions

Place cannellini beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak 8 hours to overnight. Drain and add to a large pot. Cover with fresh water and cook on low heat until beans are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat while beans are cooking. Add bacon and sausage and cook until browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer meats to a bowl, reserving some of the grease in the skillet.
Cook onions in the reserved grease until browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Add to bowl with meats.
Stir meat mixture, bay leaves, and allspice into the cooked beans and bring to a simmer. Add tomatoes, marjoram, garlic, salt, and pepper and continue to simmer, 10 to 15 minutes. Add water if there is not enough liquid in the pot.
Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat, add flour, and stir into a paste. Remove from heat and add to stew; stir in paprika powder. Simmer until stew has thickened, about 15 minutes.