Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans)
Greek giant white beans baked in a thick tomato sauce with onion, carrot, celery, garlic and dill until creamy inside and caramelised on top — a Lenten main that is as good at room temperature as it is warm.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g dried giant white beans (gigantes)
- water, for soaking and boiling
- 2 bay leaves
- 150 ml olive oil
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 800 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp sugar
- 20 g dill, chopped
- 20 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2447 kcal · P 64.5g · C 222.4g · F 156.5g
Estimated from 15 of 16 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Soak the beans overnight in plenty of cold water; they will double in size.
- 2Drain, cover with fresh water in a large pan, add the bay leaves, bring to the boil, skim, and simmer for 50–60 minutes until tender but whole. Drain, keeping 300 ml of the cooking water, and discard the bay leaves.
- 3Heat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Warm 100 ml of the olive oil in a wide pan over medium heat and soften the onions, carrots and celery for 10 minutes, then add the garlic and tomato paste for 1 minute.
- 4Add the tomatoes, oregano, sugar, salt and pepper and simmer for 10 minutes into a thick sauce.
- 5Stir in the beans, the dill, most of the parsley and the reserved cooking water, and spread everything in a baking dish in a layer about 5 cm deep.
- 6Drizzle with the remaining olive oil and bake uncovered for 50–60 minutes, until the sauce is thick and the beans on top are wrinkled and caramelised at the edges; add a splash of water if it dries out.
- 7Rest for at least 15 minutes, scatter with the rest of the parsley and serve warm or at room temperature.
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Questions and answers
How long does Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans) take to make?
About 150 minutes: 20 min prep and 130 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans)?
16 ingredients: dried giant white beans, water, bay leaves, olive oil, onions, carrots, celery stalks, garlic cloves, tomato paste, tinned chopped tomatoes, dried oregano, sugar and 4 more.
How many servings does this Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans) recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans)?
About 408 kcal, with 10.7 g protein, 37.1 g carbohydrate and 26.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans) recipe suit?
It is vegan and gluten-free.
What cuisine is Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans)?
Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans) comes from Greek cuisine.
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