White Bean and Sausage Stew in Pumpkin Bowls

INGREDIENTS

1 lb

Turkey sausage

each) sugar pumpkins

1 cup

Baby peas, fresh frozen

Bay leaves

1/2 lb

Button mushrooms, white

Carrots, medium

stalk Celery

Fingerling or new potatoes, small red

Leeks, large

2 cups

Navy beans, dried

Onion, large

Pearl onions, red

2 tbsp

Sage, fresh

sprigs Thyme, fresh

5 cups

Chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium store-bought

1/4 cup

All-purpose flour

1 tsp

Peppercorns, whole black

Salt and freshly ground pepper, Coarse

1/2 cup

Olive oil, extra-virgin

3 tbsp

Butter, unsalted

1 1/4 cups

Whole milk