Recipes Cannellini Beans Be the first to rate & review! Plus: More Vegetable Recipes and Tips By Tom Colicchio Tom Colicchio Instagram Tom Colicchio is the chef and owner of Crafted Hospitality and the head judge and executive producer of the Emmy-winning Bravo hit series, Top Chef. He hosts the iHeart Radio podcast, Citizen Chef. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on March 28, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 5 cups Ingredients 2 cups dried cannellini beans (about 14 ounces), soaked overnight in cold water to cover 1 onion, quartered 1 carrot, halved 1 celery rib, halved 1 fresh tarragon sprig 1 fresh thyme sprig Salt and freshly ground pepper Directions Drain the beans and rinse them in cold water. In a medium saucepan, combine the beans with the onion, carrot, celery and 8 cups cold water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until the beans are almost tender, about 1 hour and 10 minutes; add more cold water if necessary to keep the beans covered. Add the tarragon and thyme sprigs and simmer until the beans are very tender, about 20 minutes longer. Remove and discard the tarragon and thyme sprigs. Drain the beans and season with salt and pepper before serving. Make Ahead The beans can be cooked up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated in their cooking liquid. Reheat before proceeding. Rate it Print