Greek Baked Giant Beans/ Gigantes plaki
- 1 lb lima beans
- 2 celery stalks with leaves
- 1 onion, grated
- 6 garlic cloves
- 25 oz plum tomatoes
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 2 beefsteak (large) tomatoes, thinly sliced
- Soak gigantes over night (12-24 hours).
- Change the water three times in the process.
- Drain in coriander next morning.
- In a large pot, boil the beans with two stalks of celery for about an hour.
- In another pot, add olive and cook onion till translucent.
- Add garlic next and cook for less than a minute on low heat.
- Add the tomatoes with liquid, a cup of water, honey and cloves.
- Bring to a boil for 20-30 minutes till sauce thickens.
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- When the beans are ready, reserve a cup of the water and then drain beans.
- Add the beans to a dish.
- Pour the sauce over the beans.
- Season with oregano, salt and pepper and pour in reserved water.
- Slice tomatoes and place over the beans.
- Bake for one hour, checking periodically.
- Let cool 10 minutes and enjoy
beans, celery, onion, garlic, tomatoes, honey, ground cloves, parsley, beefsteak
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/357136-greek-baked-giant-beans-gigantes-plaki (may not work)