Beans with tomato sauce

Ingredients for 4 people:

• 400 grs beans
• 300 grs ripe tomatoes
• 10 sage leaves
• 2 cloves of garlic
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt
• pepper

Preparation:

Soak cannellini beans in water for 12 hours (if you use dried beans) and boil. Cut every clove of garlic into 4 pieces and brown in olive oil, adding sage, diced tomatoes and salt. Cook for 5 minutes. Then add beans with a bit of cooking water and boil for twenty minutes, until liquid is completely evaporated. Serve hot with a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkle with ground pepper.