Oven baked Giant White Beans (Gigantes sto fourno) Gigantes plaki is a deliciously hearty vegan dish made with giant beans, baked in a delicious tomato sauce until the beans absorb all the juices and flavour. I feel embarrassed that I have never posted this dish before. Although this is a staple dish in all Greek households and I cook it very often, I have.

Ingredients of Oven baked Giant White Beans (Gigantes sto fourno)

  1. You need 300 grams of Giant White Beans (soaked in water overnight).
  2. Prepare 1 of Leek diced.
  3. You need 1 of Carrot diced.
  4. It's 1 of Bell Peppers chopped.
  5. Prepare 1/2 cup of Olive Oil.
  6. Prepare 800 grams of Chicken Broth.
  7. You need 2 of Bay Leaves.
  8. Prepare 1 tablespoon of Tomato Paste (optional).
  9. Prepare 4 of fresh Tomatoes grated.
  10. You need 2 tablespoons of Sugar.
  11. It's of Salt.
  12. You need of Pepper.
  13. It's of Sweet Paprika (optional).

Oven baked Giant White Beans (Gigantes sto fourno) step by step

  1. 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..
  2. 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..
  3. Add the Chicken broth, if you don’t have any you can use the same amount of water..
  4. Add in grated tomatoes and cook for about 15 minutes before adding in the beans..
  5. 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. 🙂 Kali Orexi!!! 🙂.

Serve with crusty bread and a glass of buttery white. Greek baked giant beans (Gigantes Plaki). After they're baked in the oven, this creamy interior comes in contrast with the charred tops (which also give this dish a hint of smokiness) creating a great, healthy meal, that happens to be vegan, gluten-free and a great source of. Greek Gigantes are, not surprisingly, GIANT beans! Greek Gigantes are, not surprisingly, GIANT beans!

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