Fassoulia

A simple, traditional Greek dish of beans in tomato sauce
Ingredients - Serves 4
  • 2X400 g canned butter beans or any other large white beans or 1 cup of a similar variety of dried beans, soaked overnight and cooked separately
  • 2 medium-sized (or 400 g) onions, sliced
  • 4-5 cloves (or 15 g) garlic, chopped
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 kg tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 tsp dried oregano or 2 tsp fresh oregano, chopped
  • 1 tsp honey or sugar (white or brown)
  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar, optional
  • ground black pepper
  • Salt, to taste
Steps
  1. Heat the oil in a wide pan. Fry the onions till soft
  2. Add all the other ingredients and cook gently on low heat until the beans are soft
  3. Some of the beans will break up and thicken the sauce. If it sticks to the bottom of the pan, add a small amount of water
  4. Serve warm with pita bread
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