Chestnut and bean purée

Ingredients

  • 400 g of Mount Amiata Chestnuts PGI, Marrone variety, shelled and peeled
  • 400 g di Fagioli bianchi di Sorana IGP
  • 400 g white Sorana beans PGI
  • 1 medium onion
  • salt to taste
  • stock as needed
  • olive oil

Proceeding

Wash and simmer the chestnuts in salted water; simmer the beans separately and pass everything through the masher. In a pan with oil, stir-fry the chopped onion and add the puréed chestnuts and beans. Blend with enough stock to obtain the right consistency and mix whilst continuing to cook over a low heat for about ten minutes adding salt to taste.