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| Jani me fasule (Bean soup) | |
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| Servings: | Serves 4 |
| Calories per serving: | 199 |
| Ready in: | 2 hours 40 minutes plus overnight soak |
| Prep. time: | 5 minutes + overnight soak |
| Cook time: | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Difficulty: | 
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| Recipe author: | JuliaBalbilla |
| First published: | 17th January 2013 |
An easy bean soup from Albania.
Ingredients
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- 400 g dry white beans such as haricot beans, soaked overnight
- 1 litre stock or water
- 150 g onions, chopped
- 100 ml olive oil
- 2 tablespoons tomato purée
- Chilli powder, to taste
- 1 tablespoon mint, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried mint
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
- Salt, to taste
Method
- Boil beans in hot water in an uncovered pan for 5 minutes.
- Rinse and boil for another 15 minutes, covered, in the hot stock or water.
- Sauté the onion in the olive oil until it turns golden.
- Add 2 tablespoons bean stock from the pot along with the tomato purée, and chilli powder for taste.
- Cook for 10 minutes or until a thick sauce is formed, then pour everything into the pan containing the beans.
- Cover, and simmer for 2 hours over low heat, stirring in the salt, mint and parsley just before the end of the cooking time.
- Serve hot.
Serving suggestions
Serve with some country bread.
Variations
Use any single or combination of onions you wish. I made this with some rather vicious spring onions and a little red onion.
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