Since we generally start with dried beans for this, I like to soak them ahead of time and get them cooked up so they’re ready to use when Ry needs em. Obvi, this needs to get done ahead of time, otherwise just use a can of beans.

First thing is to get the sausage browned up. Just remove it from its casing and get it into a hot pan. You shouldn’t need much oil, if any, since sausage tends to be pretty fatty. Once you start to get some color on the meat you can go ahead and add in the onions to get them cooking. You want them translucent, but not browned. You can also remove any excess fat at this point if you need to, keep a bit in there but you don’t want the soup to be super greasy. Just use your best judgement here.

Once your onions are translucent, go ahead and add in your potatoes. They only need to cook for a minute or so, they’ll do most of their cooking once you add in the stock. You can then go ahead and add in that white wine to deglaze the pan, being sure to scrape all those good bits off the bottom of the pan. Next add in your paprika and red pepper and cook for a few second.

Now you can add in that stock, check for seasoning and then let those potatoes cook for about 10 minutes on a low simmer. Add in your beans and escarole and then let that simmer for another 10 minutes or until the greens are tender and your potatoes are completely cooked through. I would also make sure to test for seasoning again and adjust as needed.

To plate it up I like to add some fresh ground pepper, a generous bit of grated parmesan and most likely a drizzle of some really good olive oil. That’s it. Eat up!