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Ingredients Jump to Instructions ↓

  1. 2 cup(s) dried navy beans

  2. 2 bay leaves

  3. 2 sprig(s) fresh thyme

  4. 1 tablespoon(s) thyme leaves

  5. 1 large onion , coursely chopped

  6. 12 (about 2 pounds each) sugar pumpkins , washed and dried

  7. 1/2 cup(s) extra-virgin olive oil

  8. Coarse salt

  9. Freshly ground pepper

  10. 3 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter

  11. 1 pound(s) turkey sausage , casings discarded, coarsely chopped

  12. 36 red pearl onions , peeled

  13. 14 small (about 12 ounces) red fingerling or new potatoes , halved lengthwise

  14. 4 medium carrots , peeled and cut into 1/4-inch rounds

  15. 2 large leeks , white and pale-green parts only, thinly sliced crosswise, rinsed well

  16. 1 stalk(s) celery , trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch dice

  17. 1/2 pound(s) white button mushrooms , trimmed and quartered

  18. 1 cup(s) fresh shelled or thawed frozen baby peas

  19. 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour

  20. 1 1/4 cup(s) whole milk

  21. 2 tablespoon(s) coarsely chopped fresh sage

  22. 1 teaspoon(s) whole black peppercorns

Instructions Jump to Ingredients ↑

  1. Put beans into a medium bowl; cover with cold water by 2 inches. Refrigerate 8 hours (up to overnight). Drain beans and transfer to a large stockpot.

  2. Make bouquet garni: Place bay leaves, thyme sprigs, and the peppercorns on a square of cheesecloth; tie into a bundle with kitchen twine. Add stock, onion, and bouquet garni to pot with beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer until beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Drain beans, reserving cooking liquid. Discard bouquet garni.

  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a keyhole saw, cut out tops of pumpkins, and reserve. Remove seeds. Rub inside of each pumpkin with the oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place pumpkins and tops right side up on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake 25 minutes. Remove tops; let cool completely on a wire rack, and reserve for garnish. Turn pumpkins upside down, and bake until flesh is tender but firm, about 25 minutes more. Let cool completely on rack.

  4. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add sausage. Cook, stirring, until sausage is browned, about 7 minutes. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter, the pearl onions, potatoes, carrots, leeks, and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have softened, about 12 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and peas. Stir in flour, and cook 2 minutes.

  5. Reduce heat to medium. Add milk; simmer 5 minutes. Stir in beans, reserved cooking liquid, sage, thyme leaves, and 2 cups water. Bring to a simmer; cook until thick, about 30 minutes.

  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Divide the stew among pumpkin shells. Place on baking sheets, and bake until pumpkins are soft, about 15 minutes. Garnish with tops.

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