Barlotti Beans Cooked Turkish Style ( Barbunya)

• 1kg Cranberry Beans (Barlotti)
• 1 large onion cubed
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 small carrot diced
• 1 small potato diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 bayleaf
• 1 lemon
• 1 chili pepper (optional)
• 2.5 cups water

1. Prepare your beans. If fresh shell and wash them.
2. Add olive oil to a pan heat then add onions , salt and sweat until they are soft.
3. Add chilli pepper, diced carrots and potatoes and garlic. Sautee for a few minutes.
4. Add sugar,tomato paste and the beans and cook for 1-2 minutes while stirring.
5. Add bay leaf ,black pepper and add water. Simmer for half an hour until beans soften .
6. Place on a serving plate , drizzle extra virgin oil on top, add chopped parsley and serve with a lemon wedge...

cranberry beans, onion, garlic, carrot, olive oil, tomato paste, bayleaf, lemon, chili pepper, water

Taken from food52.com/recipes/61001-barlotti-beans-cooked-turkish-style-barbunya (may not work)