Fantastic quick and tasty white bean stew recipe, very popular on the Balkans. This is one of the favorite meals in this region. Traditionally, in most families, it is prepared almost every week.
This recipe can be made using raw beans or canned beans. I will show you how to prepare it with canned beans. This is the faster variant. If you prefer the raw bean, you have to boil it first. This is a time-consuming process. First, you have to make bean soup. Thereafter, you have to use it for preparing the meal.
Depends on the region, there are some specifics because of the spices used. In my recipe are used spearmint and lovage. I use whole dried red pepper while cooking this meal for a sweeter taste. When the meal is ready, I remove it.
4
servings10
minutes25
minutes358
kcal35
minutesThis recipe is very tasty and fast to prepare. It is a very good decision when you don’t have time for long and slow recipes. You can bake some sausages as an addition, which will create a quick and delicious dinner for the family.
You only need
Canned beans and onions.
Tools you need
Only one saucepan and one small casserole for frying the paprika.
Ingredients
720 g. Canned beans, drained
1 Medium Yellow onion, chopped
1 Medium Carrot, chopped
100 g. Tomatoes, grated
1 tbsp. Flour
4 tbsp. Sunflower or Olive oil
1/2 tsp. Lovage
1/2 tsp. Spearmint
Parsley
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Paprika, optional
2 Dried red peppers, optional
Directions
- Preparing and Cooking
Remove the beans from the can and rinse and drain them. Chop the onion and the carrot.
Put half of the oil in the saucepan and preheat to medium. Add the onion and the carrot and fry them for two minutes. Stir them periodically so you don’t burn the onion. Add the bean and 1/2 cup of water. When it starts to boil, add the grated tomatoes with the flour dissolved on them. Finally, put the salt, spearmint, lovage and dried red peppers. Leave the meal to simmer for 25 minutes, or until all vegetables soften. Stir periodically.
When it is ready, remove from heat. Remove the dried peppers from the ready meal.
In the small casserole, preheat the rest of the oil. Put the paprika inside and fry it for 30 seconds on low heat so as not to burn it. Pour into the ready bean dish. This step is optional. You can skip it if you don’t like fried paprika.
Serve warm with finely chopped parsley.
You can serve it as a single dish or in combination with some salad. This meal is very suitable with baked or grilled sausages or with fried meatballs.
