Gigantes Plaki

also called gigantes · gigandes plaki · giant baked beans · Greek baked beans

The table

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)
1 large(chopped)yellow onionsweat 10 minsimmer 10 minfold inbake 350°F (180°C) 1 hr, top
1(diced)carrot
4 clovesgarlic
1/2 cup(120 mL)extra-virgin olive oil
28 oz(800 g)canned crushed tomatoes
2 Tbstomato paste
1 tspdried oregano
2 tspkosher salt
1 lb(450 g; soaked overnight)dried gigante beanssimmer 1 hr, drain
10 cups(2.4 L)water
4 oz(115 g)crumbled feta
1/4 cupflat-leaf parsley
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2sweat 10 min

3simmer 1 hr, drain

4simmer 10 min

goes in with what step 2 made

6bake 350°F (180°C) 1 hr, top

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Cooking it

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Start to finish
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10 minof the steps that give a time

One of the 5 steps never says how long it takes, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 10 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 2 hr 45 min.

  1. simmer 1 hr, drain

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  2. sweat 10 min

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  3. simmer 10 min

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  4. fold in

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  5. bake 350°F (180°C) 1 hr, top

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>> title: Gigantes Plaki
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: beans, tomato, greek, oven, vegetarian
>> counters: Shawarma Counter
>> aka: gigantes, gigandes plaki, giant baked beans, Greek baked beans
>> pairs-with: tzatziki, pita-bread
>> servings: 6
>> time: 2 hr 45 min
>> step.2: simmer 1 hr, drain
>> step.3: sweat 10 min
>> step.4: simmer 10 min
>> step.5: fold in
>> step.6: bake 350°F (180°C) 1 hr, top

Preheat the #oven{} to 350°F (180°C).

Simmer @dried gigante beans{1%lb}(450 g; soaked overnight) in @water{10%cups}(2.4 L) until barely tender, ~{1%hr}, then drain.

Sweat @yellow onion{1%large}(chopped), @carrot{1}(diced), and @garlic{4%cloves} in @extra-virgin olive oil{1/2%cup}(120 mL) in a #skillet{} for ~{10%min}.

Simmer @&(~1)vegetables{} for ~{10%min} with @canned crushed tomatoes{28%oz}(800 g), @tomato paste{2%Tbs}, @dried oregano{1%tsp}, and @kosher salt{2%tsp}.

Fold @&(~3)beans{} into @&(~1)sauce{} and pour into a #baking dish{}.

Bake @&(~1)beans{} uncovered at 350°F until the top browns and the sauce sets, ~{1%hr}, then scatter @crumbled feta{4%oz}(115 g) and @flat-leaf parsley{1/4%cup} over.