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Tavče gravče
White beans baked in a clay pan with onion, paprika and peppers. North Macedonia's national dish.
6 servings · 140 minutes (estimated)

Ingredients
Quantities for 6 servings.
- 500 g White beans, soaked overnight
- 3 piece Onions
- 2 tbsp Sweet paprika
- 3 piece Dried red peppers
- 1 tbsp Flour
- 100 ml Vegetable oil
- 1 tsp Dried mint
- 20 g Parsley
- to taste Salt and pepper
Method
- Drain the soaked beans, cover them with fresh water, bring it to the boil and drain again after ten minutes.
- Cover them a third time, add one whole onion and boil an hour until soft, without salt.
- Fry the sliced onion in oil until golden, take it off the heat and stir in the paprika and flour.
- Pour off some of the bean water, leaving it level with the beans, salt them and stir in the onion mixture.
- Transfer to a clay pan, arrange the dried peppers on top and scatter with mint.
- Bake at 200 °C for forty minutes, until a browned crust forms on top.
- Rest ten minutes and serve straight from the pan, scattered with parsley.
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