- 1¼ cups (about ¾ pound) dried white haricot beans, picked over and rinsed
- 2 quarts waters
- 2 pounds various types of pork meat, such as shoulder, ribs, and sausage; trimmed of any large pieces of fat and cut into chunks
- 1 piece prosciutto or ham bone (about ¼ pound) or one 1/8 inch thick slice prosciutto
- 2 large onions, cut up
- 1 pound peeled and seeded pumpkin, cut into chunks
- ½ cup medium grain rice
- 1 tablespoon salt
- Place the beans in a stew pot with the water, pork meat, prosciutto bone, bay leaf, and thyme. Bring to just below a boil, reduce the heat to very low, using a diffuser if necessary, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the onions and pumpkin and continue cooking at a simmer until the beans are almost breaking apart and the meat is very tender, about ½ hour more.
- When everything is tender, add the rice and salt and cook until the rice is tender, 15 to 18 minutes. Serve immediately.