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OVEN BAKED GIANT WHITE BEANS (GIGANTES STO FOURNO)

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Ingredients
  

  • 300 grams Giant White Beans soaked in water overnight
  • 1 Leek diced
  • 1 Carrot diced
  • 1 Bell Peppers chopped
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil
  • 800 grams Chicken Broth
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Tomato Paste optional
  • 4 fresh Tomatoes grated
  • 2 tablespoons Sugar
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Sweet Paprika optional

Instructions
 

  • Soak bean in water overnight. The following morning drain and add into a large pot of water. I boil the beans and drain the water they have been boiled in 2 times before cooking them.
  • Add 1/2 of the Olive Oil into a pot and toss in the carrot, leek and sauté. Continue by adding the tomato paste and stir.
  • Add the Chicken broth, if you don’t have any you can use the same amount of water.
  • Add in grated tomatoes and cook for about 15 minutes before adding in the beans.
  • Add in beans, sugar, salt, pepper, paprika, bay leaves and cook for 1/2 in pot. Pre-heat oven at 180 degrees and in a large baking pan add in the beans along with the Olive Oil that was left over. Bake in oven for 1 1/2 hrs. or until beans have soften, and sauce has thicken.
  • Serve either as a main dish or a side dish…it really is up to you. 🙂