Pasta Fazul

By XrayKim

Tom Agostino's Dad's recipe

Ingredients

• 2 Qts Chicken stock
• 2 qts water
• 8 oz ditalini pasta
• 4 oz bacon
• 6-8 cloves garlic, minced
• 3-4 anchovies
• 1 can whole tomatoes
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 can cannellini beans
• 1 can chick peas
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped
• 10-15 oz tomato sauce
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tbs oregano
• 1 tbs parsley
• 1 tsp rosemary
• 1 tsp thyme
• 2 bay leaves

Preparation

Step 1

In a large sauce pot fry bacon. Add olive oil and anchovies and cook until anchovies dissolve. Add all the spices, celery and garlic. Add the tomatoes and break up as they cook. Cook for 5 minutes. Add the beans and their liquid (I may replace the liquid, wine and tomato sauce. Bring to the boil.
Add stock and water and simmer. Add the pasta, cover and cook for 1/2 an hour. Turn off the heat. Taste and season with salt and pepper. After cooled, refrigerate covered for 12-24 hrs to develop flavors.

Reheat and top with parmesan cheese