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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Beans Plaki
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by:
Esther Hight
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Beans Plaki Recipe boils and simmers white beans in a sauce made with olive oil, onions, garlic cloves, tomato sauce, celery, carrot, bay leaf, oregano and wine vinegar to create this wonderfully delicious and tasty bean dish.
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INGREDIENTS
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3 cups dried white beans
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1/2 cup olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
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2 medium onions, chopped
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2 garlic cloves, crushed in a garlic press
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1 can (8 ounces) tomato
sauce
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2 celery stalks, diced
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1 carrot, diced
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1 bay leaf
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1 teaspoon oregano
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1 teaspoon sugar
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Salt and pepper to taste
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Wine vinegar
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Place beans in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Simmer covered 2 to 3 hours, until just tender. Drain.
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2:
Heat oil in a saucepan, add onion, and cook until translucent. Add garlic, tomato sauce, celery, carrot, bay leaf, oregano, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes. (If
sauce is too thick, add a little water.)
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3:
Add beans to sauce and simmer covered about 20
minutes, or until tender.
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4:
Serve hot or cold with a cruet of wine vinegar.
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