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BASQUE BEANS

1 lb. small white beans
1 bay leaf
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 can (28 oz.) stewed tomatoes
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 tsp. oregano
1 to 2 large Italian sausages
Salt

Soak beans overnight. Drain and cover with cold water; add bay
leaf, garlic and parsley. Simmer until beans are tender, about 1
1/2 hours. Remove bay leaf and salt to taste. Drain off 1 cup of
liquid from beans and reserve. Cook onions and chorizo sausages in
oil. When meat is brown, drain off fat and add tomatoes and oregano.
Combine meat and onion mixture with beans. Pour into large covered
casserole an bake in 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove cover
during last half hour of baking. Add some of the reserved bean
liquid if beans become dry.  Makes 10 to 12 servings.

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