Gigantes Plaki

Name: Gigantes Plaki
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 870 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 red onions; 3 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp parsley; 2 tbsp olive oil; 200 g dried white beans; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 800 g chopped tomatoes; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp cinnamon; ¼ tsp chilli powder; 1 ½ tsp salt; a little pepper

main dish Soups and stew vegetable dishes

Total: 14 hr 30 min. | Active: 30 min.

vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free

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Gigantes Plaki is a classic Greek dish comprising butter beans cooked in a delicious homemade tomato sauce. This dish takes time – but it's so worth it! The sauce is made using chopped tinned tomatoes, onions, garlic and all manner of delicious spices. It is then baked in the oven for an hour with the beans. This intensifies the individual flavours.

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Ingredients

for 4 person

Plaki
200 g	dried white beans soaked for approx. 12 hrs., drained
1 ½ litre	water, boiling
2 tbsp	olive oil
1	red onion, finely chopped
3	garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tbsp	tomato puree
1 tsp	dried oregano
1 tsp	cinnamon
¼ tsp	chilli powder
800 g	chopped tomatoes
3 dl	water
1 ½ tsp	salt
a little	pepper

To bake
2 tbsp	parsley, finely chopped

How it's done

Plaki

Simmer the soaked beans in water for approx. 1 hr. until soft, drain. Heat the olive oil in a large pan, sauté the onion and garlic for approx. 5 mins. Add the tomato puree, oregano, cinnamon and chilli powder, cook briefly. Add the tomatoes and water, bring to the boil, season and simmer for several minutes. Add the beans, transfer all of the ingredients to the dish.

To bake

Approx. 1 hr. in the centre of an oven preheated to 180°C. Garnish with parsley before serving.

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