Greek-style beans
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. This delicious and healthy dish, known in Greek as Gigantes plaki, has an amazing taste both hot and cold. Soak the beans overnight, boil them the next day until almost cooked, mix with tomato sauce, and bake in the oven for 1 hour. And in more detail, the ready dish can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Soak the beans the night before in a large amount of clean cold water.
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Step 2
The next day, drain the water and cover the beans with fresh water so that it is 5 cm above the beans. Cook the beans for 45 minutes after boiling. The beans should be cooked to an "al dente" consistency. Reserve the cooking liquid after cooking the beans.
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Step 3
In a skillet, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion first.
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Step 4
Then add the chopped celery. Cook until translucent.
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Step 5
When the vegetables become soft, add cinnamon and garlic, mix well and cook for 1 minute.
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Step 6
Next, add the sliced tomatoes together with their juice. Season with salt and pepper, add thyme and sugar. Simmer until the tomato sauce begins to thicken.
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Step 7
Then add the boiled beans and mix.
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Step 8
Transfer the beans with sauce to a baking dish and add a little of the water left over from cooking the beans.
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Step 9
Bake the beans in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 1 hour. Serve with fresh parsley and feta cheese.