Gigantes Plaki | Greek Baked Beans

Name: Gigantes Plaki | Greek Baked Beans
Total time: 600 min
Ingredients: 1 lb/454g dried gigantes beans, (or large butter or lima beans); 1 - 15 oz can diced tomatoes or 1 1/2 cups whole peeled tomatoes, chopped, with juice*; 1 large onion, finely diced; 2 carrots, small dice; 2 large celery ribs, small dice; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 1/2 tsp chile flakes; 1/2 tsp paprika; 3 bay leaves; 1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill; 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil*; sea salt, to taste; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 to 2 cups cooking liquid from the beans; extra virgin olive oil, for garnish; freshly chopped parsley, for garnish

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This traditional Greek side dish is made using gigantes (pronounced yee-gahn-dess) beans — also known as giant elephant beans — which are cooked in a delicio...

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Ingredients

1 lb/454g dried gigantes beans, (or large butter or lima beans)
1 - 15 oz can diced tomatoes or 1 1/2 cups whole peeled tomatoes, chopped, with juice*
1 large onion, finely diced
2 carrots, small dice
2 large celery ribs, small dice
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp chile flakes
1/2 tsp paprika
3 bay leaves
1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil*
sea salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 to 2 cups cooking liquid from the beans
extra virgin olive oil, for garnish
freshly chopped parsley, for garnish