Preparazione

Place beans in a large saucepan. Cover with water and heat on low heat. Deseed chillies and add to pan, along with garlic and bay leaf. Simmer for 2 hours.
Remove the chillies. Gently peel away and discard the skin, leaving the soft chilli pulp.
Brown onion in oil. Add the chilli pulp and a ladleful of cooked, mashed beans. Add the paprika and fry for another minute. Return the mixture to the saucepan and allow to simmer for a further 20 minutes. Close to serving, add the dried mint.

Ingredienti

  • 2 cups white beans, sorted and rinsed three times
  • 4 whole dried large Balkan chillies
  • 3-4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1bay leaf
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • oil
  • 2 tsp red paprika
  • good sprinkling dried mint