Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  navy beans
                        water
  10              cups  water
  3        tablespoons  olive oil
  1                cup  onion
  3        tablespoons  garlic
  6             ounces  tomato paste
  1                cup  carrot
  1                cup  celery with leaves
  1           teaspoon  rosemary
  1           teaspoon  thyme
  1           teaspoon  marjoram
  1           teaspoon  sage
     1/2      teaspoon  pepper
  1              pound  linguica

Preparation:

combine beans and water to cover in a stockpot, over a moderate flame heat to a boil, remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 90 minutes drain, rinse well, and drain well heat olive oil in a dutch oven, over a high flame add onions and garlic saute for 10-20 minutes, until golden add remaining ingredients, except linguica heat to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 hours add linguica salt to taste simmer for 30 minutes degrease serve hot

Nutritional Information:

206 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (20% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 32g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 153mg Sodium