Greek Gigantes Plaki

This was inspired by Greek Gigantes Plaki but adjusted to simplify the cooking for a single portion. The Gigantes Beans are replaced by the easily obtainable broad beans. Plaki apparently refers to the style of cooking with olive oil, garlic, onions, tomatoes and parsley. I have used oregano (commonly used in Greek cuisine) instead of parsley because I like it.

Ingredients

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2 - 3 tbspn oil	½ tspn black pepper
60 gm onion (prepared weight)	1 x 220 gm tin butter beans
2 garlic cloves (10 gm)	2 - 3 tspn dried oregano to taste
1 tspn paprika	1 veg stock cube
1 x 230 gm tin chopped tomato	water as required
1 tspn tomato purée

Preparation

Chop the onion.
Chop the garlic.
Drain and wash the butter beans.

Cooking - about 30 min

Heat the oil in a suitable saucepan over a low heat, add the onion and garlic and fry, stirring regularly, for 5 min.
Stir in the paprika.
Add the chopped tomato, tomato purée, black pepper, butter beans, oregano and crush in the stock cube.
Stir well and add a little water as required.
Cook covered, stirring regularly, for 20 - 25 min, adding a little water as required to prevent drying.

Serving

Serve with a bread roll, flavoured flatbread or other bread of choice.

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