White Beans in Tomato Sauce
Beans in tomato sauce as a dish on its own or a side for others. Beans aren't just very good for you — they're also very tasty when cooked right. You can make all kinds of interesting dishes with beans. One of them is white beans in tomato sauce. You can serve it on its own, say with bread. Beans are rich in protein and are very filling and nourishing all by themselves. Or you can serve this dish as a side with meat or fish — beans in tomato go beautifully with boiled or fried potatoes, and they're delicious even without meat.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
Gather the ingredients. This dish counts as simple and quick if you soak the beans overnight — then in the morning it takes no more than forty minutes to make. First, rinse the dry beans and cover them with cold water — twice as much water as beans — so they swell and grow overnight.
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Step 2:
In the morning, drain the beans and rinse them again. Cover the beans with fresh cold water, set the pot on the heat, and cook for about 30 minutes over medium heat.
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Step 3:
Toward the end of cooking, add a little salt and cook for about 5 more minutes, until the beans are soft — but don't overcook them, or they'll fall apart. When the beans are done, drain them and rinse once more.
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Step 4:
Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce. Peel the onion and finely chop it. Wash, peel, and grate the carrot on a medium grater. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet. Add the chopped onion and fry until golden. If you like, add some pre-washed and chopped fresh parsley to the vegetables. Stir and fry for about 2 more minutes over medium heat.
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Step 5:
Then pour the tomato paste into the skillet with the vegetables and herbs. Stir. Add ground black pepper and salt to taste. Pour in a little water. Simmer, stirring now and then, for about 3 minutes. Add the finely chopped garlic. Stir and simmer until the sauce thickens.
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Step 6:
Then stir in the cooked beans and simmer for about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the beans sit, covered, in the pan for about 10 minutes. Serve. This dish is tasty both warm and cold. Enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Carrots - 33 kcal/100g
- Dried carrots - 275 kcal/100g
- Boiled carrots - 25 kcal/100g
- Garlic - 143 kcal/100g
- Ground black pepper - 255 kcal/100g
- Vegetable oil - 873 kcal/100g
- Tomato paste - 28 kcal/100g
- Hot chili pepper - 40 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Onion - 41 kcal/100g
- White beans - 102 kcal/100g
