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Bean Jahni soup

Soups | Cuisine of Albania , , is an Albanian dish of bean soup.

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • of dry white beans
    2 cups
  • chopped onions
    1/2 cup
  • olive oil
    1/2 cup
  • tomato sauce
    2 tablespoons
  • chopped parsley
    1 tablespoon
  • chopped mint
    1 tablespoon
  • salt
    1 unit
  • chili powder
    1 unit

Method

1
Boil beans in hot water in an uncovered pot for 5 minutes. Rinse and boil for another 15 minutes in a covered stock pot in 3 cups hot water.
2
Sauté onion in olive oil until it turns yellow. Add 2 tablespoons bean stock from the pot along with tomato sauce, parsley, salt and chili powder for taste. Cook for 10 minutes or until a thick sauce is formed, then pour everything into the pot.
3
Add chopped mint, cover tightly and cool for 2 hours over low heat, or for 30 minutes in a pressure cooker. This should produce a thick juice, covering beans by ½inch. Serve hot.