Greek Baked Giant Beans/ Gigantes plaki

Name: Greek Baked Giant Beans/ Gigantes plaki
Total time: 60 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 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; oregano; salt and pepper

voula.g @cook_3953971

Queens, NYC

Greek Baked Giant Beans/ Gigantes plaki

voula.g @cook_3953971

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Ingredients

1 mins

1 lblima beans
2celery stalks with leaves
1onion, grated
6garlic cloves
25 ozplum tomatoes
2 tbsphoney
1/4 tspground cloves
1/4 cupchopped parsley
2beefsteak (large) tomatoes, thinly sliced
oregano
salt and pepper

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Steps

1 mins

1

Soak gigantes over night (12-24 hours). Change the water three times in the process. Drain in coriander next morning.
2

In a large pot, boil the beans with two stalks of celery for about an hour.
3

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.
4

Preheat the oven to 350°F. 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.
5

Let cool 10 minutes and enjoy