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Gígantes Pláki - Greek Baked Beans
This is an exclusive recipe from Marina Georgallides cookbook 'Eat Like a Greek'. Marina is an incredible Greek Cypriot chef, food writer + content creator - check out more of her DELICIOUS recipes on her Instagram here.
"The name 'gigantes' comes from the ‘giant’ beans – often butter beans or a variety of extra-large white runner beans called fasólia gígantes – that are baked in a gorgeous chunky tomato stew. I love to top them with crumbled feta and bake until the cheese is beautifully golden and crispy"
Ingredients
1 jar Queen Butter Beans - with their bean stock
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 red onion, chopped
3 celery sticks, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
2 pointed red peppers, stems and seeds removed, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
75g tomato purée
5 tbsp white wine
400g can chopped tomatoes
2 vegetable stock cubes, dissolved in 500ml hot water
Zest of ½ lemon
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 bay leaves
15g parsley, chopped
200g feta cheese, crumbled
Crusty bread, to serve
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Directions
Pour the olive oil into a large saucepan and place over a medium–high heat. After a minute, add the onion and sauté for 3 minutes until softened. Add the celery, carrots, peppers, garlic and tomato purée and sauté for a further 5 minutes, stirring regularly throughout.
Once the veg have softened, deglaze the pan by adding the wine, tomatoes and prepared vegetable stock. Mix until well combined.
Add the lemon zest, cinnamon and bay leaves and season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine then lower the heat and leave the sauce to reduce for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200°C fan (425°F), Gas Mark 7.
Put the butter beans and their bean stock in a deep baking dish (about 25 × 32cm/10 × 12½in), pour over the cooked sauce and add the parsley. Mix everything to combine then crumble the feta over, making sure most of the surface is covered. Bake for 12–15 minutes until the feta is melted and golden on top.
Serve warm. This is great with a side of crusty bread and Kalamata olives. Any leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoyed the next day.
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