Pot of white beans with pistou

AUTHOR
Reed Chan
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
105 mins
TOTAL TIME
105 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 300 g dried white beans
  • 2 Onions
  • 4 Garlic cloves
  • 9 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 8 Stem(s) Thyme
  • 1 can(s) (850 ml) Tomatoes
  • 7-10 Tbsp pepper, salt
  • 1/2 bunch Parsley and basil
  • 300 g Carrots
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar

Directions

  1. 1

    Soak the beans in plenty of water overnight the day before.

  2. 2

    Drain the beans the next day. Peel onions and garlic and dice them finely. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a saucepan. Fry the onions and half the garlic for about 5 minutes. Wash the thyme, shake dry, chop and add to the onions.

  3. 3

    Add tomatoes with juice and 1 l water. Season with pepper, bring to the boil and simmer for about 1 1⁄4 hours.

  4. 4

    For the pistou, wash the parsley and basil, shake dry and chop the leaves finely. Mix with the rest of the garlic and 6 tablespoons of oil. Season with salt and pepper.

  5. 5

    Clean, peel and cut the carrots into small pieces. Cook in the bean pot about 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time. Season to taste with salt and about 1 tbsp. sugar. Serve with pistou.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
520 kcal
CARBS
49 g
FATS
27 g
PROTEINS
19 g