Fagioli con le cotiche (Bean Soup)

Ingredients

• •1 lb. fresh pork rinds
• •1 clove garlic
• •basil
• •1 onion
• •7 oz pork rind
• •olive oil
• •pepper
• •1-2 ripe tomato
• •parsley:
• •2 oz cured ham
• •salt
• •11 oz cannellini beans

Directions

1. 1Soak the beans in cold water over night. The next day, boil them and season with salt.
2. 2Scrape the pork rinds, put into a saucepan, pour in enough water to cover them and boil for 15 minutes
3. 3Drain and cut the pork rinds into thin strips and put them back into a clean saucepan, cover with cold water, season with salt and cook them.
4. 4When the beans and the pork rind are ready, add the cut up the ham, garlic, a handful of parsley and a few basil leaves. Put this mixture into an earthenware dish with a little oil and the chopped up onion and sauté. Then add the skinned, chopped up tomatoes, having removed their seeds.
5. 5After about 20 minutes, add the drained beans, the pork rind and a little of their cooking water. Cover the dish and cook for about 15 minutes.