White Bean And Tomato Stew With Rosemary

• 1 pound dried white beans, such as Great Northern or cannellini, picked over, rinsed, and drained
• 1 onion, 1 half finely chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1 carrot, cut crosswise into thirds
• 1 celery stalk, cut crosswise into thirds
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 1 can (28 ounces) whole plum tomatoes, with juice
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
• 1 sprig rosemary
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

1. Soak beans in water overnight. Drain, and transfer to a large pot. Cover beans with 4 inches water. Add the intact half of the onion, the carrot, celery, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until beans are tender but not bursting, about 1 hour. Drain, and remove onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaf; discard.
2. Pulse tomatoes, with juice, in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Heat oil in a medium heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add chopped onion, the garlic, and red-pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion and garlic are tender but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and rosemary. Bring to a boil.
3. Add beans, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until tomato sauce thickens, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm, and drizzle with oil just before serving.

white beans, onion, carrot, celery stalk, bay leaf, tomatoes, extravirgin olive oil, garlic, redpepper, rosemary, salt

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/white-bean-and-tomato-stew-with-rosemary-51590421 (may not work)