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Convection Baked White Bean Casserole with Artichokes and Olives
Flageolet beans are typically served with roast lamb in Provence but, this creamy white bean casserole with robust flavors of artichokes and olives is a delicious option.
Soaking and simmering the beans is of course ideal but those cans are handy in a pinch.
Larissa Taboryski
Ingredients
1 cup dried white beans, soaked overnight and simmered for 1 ½ - 2 hours till soft OR
2 15 oz cans white beans, drained and rinsed
2 shallot, peeled and sliced
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 12oz jar artichoke hearts, sliced
1 cup pitted Kalamata olives, halved
½ cup chicken or vegetable stock
¼ cup finely chopped parsley
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Preparation
Heat a large saute pan over moderate heat then add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan, swirl to coat the pan then add the shallots and garlic.
Cook over moderate heat until just softened then stir in the artichoke hearts. Cook covered for a few minutes then stir in the olives and the stock. (A little stock is good to keep the beans from becoming dry but don’t add so much that the mixture becomes soupy.)
Butter or oil a 4 cup oven-casserole dish and scrape the bean mixture into the dish. Season with some sea salt and freshly ground pepper then top with the parsley and Parmesan cheese.
Bake in the Convection or Convection Bake mode 350°F for 20 - 25 minutes until heated through.
Serves 6 - 8
Link to Convection Roast Leg of Lamb
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Baked Ham with Tangerine Glaze and Roasted Carrots
Since ham is already cooked by smoking it is most often eaten cold, however heated through and brushed with a fruity glaze it makes a great centerpiece for celebration meals.
In order to heat the ham through it usually needs a fair bit of time in a slow oven and to avoid drying out the meat it is covered until the final stage when the glaze is added. However, if you bake your unsliced ham in Convection you will not need to cover the ham and the heating through time will take approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours, depending on the weight of the ham. If you are heating a sliced ham then it must remain covered in foil to avoid drying out.
Ingredients
Preparation
1 - smoked ham, bone-in, skin on 7 - 9 lbs
1 - bunch fresh sage leaves
¾ - cup olive oil
1 - cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks
2 - cups tangerine juice
2 - tangerines, sliced thin, seeds removed
2 - cups, packed light brown sugar
1 - cup water
½ - teaspoon whole cloves
2 - cinnamon sticks
1 ½ - lbs baby carrots
Preheat the oven in the Convection Mode 300 degrees.
Place the ham on a rack in a large roasting pan.
Score the ham with cuts in a diamond pattern about 2 inches apart and ½ deep.
Season generously with salt and pepper. Chop 8 of the sage leaves and mix with the olive oil to make a paste, rub all of the ham getting into the slits.
Bake for 2 hours.
Glaze:
Combine the butter, tangerine juice, tangerines, brown sugar, water and spices in a heavy medium saucepan and heat over medium heat.
Bring to a gentle boil and simmer until the liquid is reduced to a syrupy glaze, 30 - 40 minutes.
Brush the glaze over the ham when it has completed its initial heating phase. Add the baby carrots and another 8 chopped sage leaves and continue baking for another 40 - 50 minutes until the carrots are tender and the internal temperature of the ham is 150 degrees.
Serves 12
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