Mashed beans with garlic

When it comes to bean dishes, this recipe is one of my favorites. In Romanian, it’s called ‘Iahnie de fasole’ or ‘Fasole bătută’. I often find myself unable to stop eating it, especially when I have it with toasted bread. Let’s not forget that it’s also a great dish for fasting. We don’t make mashed beans very often, but when we do, I make sure to satisfy my craving for the next few months. There are certainly different variations of this recipe, but I’ll share my version with you. It’s quite simple but extremely delicious, I guarantee it! Let’s get started!

Mashed beans with garlic

This dish involves cooking beans until very soft and then mashing them, often with various seasonings or additions like onions, garlic, and sometimes tomato paste.

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Appetizers & Snacks, Side Dish

Cuisine Romanian

Servings 8

Difficulty Medium

Equipment

1 large pot

1 hand blender

1 large bowl

1 pan

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 kg beans preferably white beans
• ▢ 2 kg onion
• ▢ 150 ml sunflower oil
• ▢ 2  head of garlic
• ▢ 1 tbsp salt to taste
• ▢ 3 tbsp tomato paste optional

Instructions

 

• Clean and wash the beans thoroughly. Place them in a bowl of water to soak overnight. The next day, bring the beans to a boil. Let them boil for 20-30 minutes, then change the water. To prevent the beans from hardening, be sure to replace the water with hot water. Repeat this process three times. From the last boiling, keep about 500 ml of the water in a separate cup.
• Slice the onion thinly, then fry it in a pan. Cook until it changes color and turns brown. Be careful not to burn it too much! You can also add the three tablespoons of tomato paste towards the end, continuing to stir over medium heat for another 5-10 minutes.
• Place the boiled beans in a deep bowl. Use an immersion blender to blend them into a thick paste. Clean and wash the garlic, crush it well, and add it to the beans, continuing to blend. Add a bit of oil (you can use olive oil instead of sunflower oil) and salt to taste. Gradually add the reserved cooking water from the beans until the mixture becomes a spreadable paste.
• Place the resulting bean paste in bowls (preferably glass with lids) and top with the fried onions. Serve on bread (toasted bread is recommended) or as a side dish. Enjoy!

Notes

Nutrition

Calories: 296kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 7gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gSodium: 950mgPotassium: 616mgFiber: 7gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 124IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 2mg

Keyword traditional

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