Name: Gigantes Plaki
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 400g Butter Beans; 3 tbs Olive Oil; 1 chopped Onion; 2 chopped Garlic Clove; 2 tbs Tomato Puree; 800g Tomatoes; 1 tbs Sugar; 1 tbs Dried Oregano; Pinch Cinnamon; 2 tbs Chopped Parsley

Vegetarian

4 servings

273 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Soak the butter beans overnight in plenty of water

Butter Beans

Step 2

Drain and rinse the beans, place in a pan, cover with water, bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer about 50 minutes until slightly tender but not soft

Butter Beans

Step 3

Drain the beans and set aside

Butter Beans

Step 4

Heat the oven to 350°F.

Step 5

Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan, add the onion and garlic and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes until softened but not browned

Olive OilOnionGarlic Clove

Step 6

Add the tomato puree and cook for 1 minute

Tomato Puree

Step 7

Add the tomatoes, sugar, dried oregano and cinnamon and simmer for 2-3 minutes

TomatoesSugarDried OreganoCinnamon

Step 8

Season generously and stir in the drained beans

Butter Beans

Step 9

Tip the mixture into a large ovenproof dish and bake uncovered for approximately 1 hour without stirring until the beans are tender

Step 10

Allow to cool

Step 11

Scatter with chopped parsley and drizzle with a little more olive oil to serve

Chopped ParsleyOlive Oil