Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Beans)

Name: Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Beans)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 3 bay leaves; 794 grams diced plum tomatoes; 1 carrot (diced); 2 ribs celery (diced); 4 servings chili pepper flakes to taste; 59 milliliters dill (chopped); 454 grams dried gigantes beans (or butter beans or elephant beans or large lima beans, etc.); 4 cloves garlic; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 onion (diced); 1 teaspoon oregano; 1 teaspoon paprika; 59 milliliters parsley (chopped); 4 servings salt and pepper to taste

Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Beans) might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 31g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 508 calories. This gluten free and vegan recipe serves 4. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. If you have olive oil, salt and pepper, paprika, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Soak the dried gigantes beans in water with the bay leaves over night.

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Dried Gigante Beans

Bay Leaves

Water

Bring the water to a boil and simmer until the beans are tender, about 30-40 minutes.

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Beans

Water

Heat the oil in a pan.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the onions, carrot and celery and cook until tender, about 10-15 minutes.

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

Add the garlic and chili pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about a minute.

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Chili Pepper

Garlic

Add the tomatoes, paprika and oregano and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 20 minutes.

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Tomato

Oregano

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Sauce

Season the tomato sauce with salt and pepper to taste.

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Tomato Sauce

Mix the parsley, dill, beans and 1/2 cup of the liquid that the beans were cooked in into the tomato sauce.

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Beans

Dill

Pour the mixture into a casserole dish.1

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Casserole Dish

Bake in a preheated 350F oven until the top is browned and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 50-60 minutes.

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Servings:

bay leaves 794grams

diced plum tomatoes 1

carrot (diced)2ribs

celery (diced)4servings

chili pepper flakes to taste 59milliliters

dill (chopped)454grams

dried gigantes beans (or butter beans or elephant beans or large lima beans, etc.)4cloves

garlic 1Tbsp

olive oil 1

onion (diced)1teaspoon

oregano 1teaspoon

paprika 59milliliters

parsley (chopped)4servings

salt and pepper to taste

Recommended wine: Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, Moschofilero

Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, and Moschofilero are great choices for Greek. If you feel like going Greek with your Greek food, assyrtiko and moschofilero are both lovely white wines to pair with chicken, seafood, etc. Agiorgitiko is a full bodied red suitable for roasted meats and lamb. You could try Skouras Saint George Agiorgitiko. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 18 dollars per bottle.