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Gigantes Plaki

Name: Gigantes Plaki
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 400g dried butter beans (gigantes); 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 brown onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tbsp dried oregano; Pinch of ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp fresh chopped flat-leaf parsley

Greek baked giant white beans simmered with sweet tomatoes, garlic, cinnamon, and olive oil.

120 min serves 4 Easy Watch

Ingredients

400g dried butter beans (gigantes)500g

3 tbsp olive oil500ml

1 brown onion, chopped1 piece

2 garlic cloves, chopped1 bulb

2 tbsp tomato purée200g

2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes800g

1 tbsp caster sugar1kg

1 tbsp dried oregano20g

Pinch of ground cinnamon40g

2 tbsp fresh chopped flat-leaf parsley30g

Method

Soak the beans overnight in plenty of water. Drain, rinse, then place in a pan covered with water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, then simmer for approx 50 mins until slightly tender but not soft. Drain, then set aside.
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan, tip in the onion and garlic, then cook over a medium heat for 10 mins until softened but not browned. Add the tomato purée, cook for a further min, add remaining ingredients, then simmer for 2-3 mins. Season generously, then stir in the beans. Tip into a large ovenproof dish, then bake for approximately 1 hr, uncovered and without stirring, until the beans are tender. The beans will absorb all the fabulous flavours and the sauce will thicken. Allow to cool, then scatter with parsley and drizzle with a little more olive oil to serve.

Cost to cook

serves 4 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £5.87 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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£8.84 est. · serves 4

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