Gigantes Plaki — Supergolden Bakes
Original creator bakes precooked canned giant butter beans in tomato, onion, carrot and herbs. Her version adds celery, dill, bay leaf and optional feta and bakes 40–50 minutes at 180°C; FOOD uses 500 g fully cooked beans, 450 g passata and 25–30 minutes at 190°C. Do not substitute raw dried beans.
Official cooking video · Supergolden Bakes · YOUTUBEGreek Tomato Herb Gigantes Plaki Beans
Four servings of Greek-style large butter beans baked in a thick tomato, onion and herb sauce.
Ingredients
servings: 4 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Preheat oven to 190°C. Rinse and drain 500 g canned cooked large beans; finely dice 140 g onion, 100 g carrot and 12 g garlic.
- 02
Heat 30 ml olive oil over medium heat and sauté onion and carrot 6–8 minutes. Add garlic, 25 g tomato paste and 3 g oregano; cook one more minute.
- 03
Stir in 450 g passata, 3 g salt and 1 g pepper; simmer eight minutes on low. Fold in 500 g cooked beans gently and transfer to a baking dish.
- 04
Bake at 190°C for 25–30 minutes until the sauce bubbles and beans are hot throughout. Top with 20 g washed chopped parsley; serve four.
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Before you cook
Use fully cooked canned beans only; do not substitute raw dried beans without thorough separate cooking. Refrigerate leftovers within two hours at 4°C or below.
Allergens: check canned beans/passata for additional allergens
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