Braised Portuguese Sausage And Blue Lake Green Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 sprigs fresh parsley
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs winter savory
• 2 sprigs winter savory
• 2 sprigs lemon thyme
• 3 fresh bay leaves
• 4 juniper berries
• 4 black peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 lb sausage (portuguese,sausage, cut on the bias)
• 1 1/2 cups maui onions (small diced)
• 2 fresh garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup white (*riesling )
• 8 cups vegetable stock
• 2 lbs green beans (fresh blue lake, trimmed)
• 2 lbs baby red potatoes (scrubed)

Recipe

• 1 place fine herbs, bay leaves, juniper berries and black peppercorns in cheesecloth and tie with string.
• 2 in a large braising pan melt butter, add portugese sausage, maui onions and saute' sausage until brown. add fine herbs, season with sea salt and black pepper. add garlic and saute' about a minute.
• 3 add 1/2 cup riesling and reduce by one-half.
• 4 add vegetable stock, green beans, potatoes and . bring to a full boil and reduce to a slow simmer covered. braise 45-minutes to 1 hour or until beans and potatoes are tender.
• 5 season to taste with fine sea salt and fresh ground black pepper.
• 6 serve in warm bowls.
• 7 garnish with chopped fresh chopped parsley.
• 8 *chef's note: riesling from bay bridge vineyard 2009.