Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      kilogram      red beans
     1/3  kilogram      macaroni
   2      teaspoons     coriander -- ground
   1      medium        onion -- chopped fine
   1      teaspoon      red chile pepper -- ground
   2      cubes         chicken bullion
   2      cups          tomato sauce
  30      grams         parmesan cheese -- grated

Preparation:

Soak the beans in 4 liters of water overnight. Remove about 1 liter of the water. Sauté‚the onion in a little olive oil and add it and the other ingredients to the stock pot. Put over low heat, cover and simmer for 3 hours. Remove from heat and with a potato masher, mash the beans until only about 1/3 remain unmashed. Return to heat and bring to a slow boil. Add the macaroni. Cover and cook for 30 minutes until macaroni is tender. Salt to taste. Serve into bowls topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, preferably Peccarino.