Oven baked Giant White Beans (Gigantes sto fourno)

Soak bean in water overnight. The following morning drain and add into a large pot of water. I boil the beans and drain the water they have been boiled in 2 times before cooking them.

Add 1/2 of the Olive Oil into a pot and toss in the carrot, leek and saut. Continue by adding the tomato paste and stir.

Add the Chicken broth, if you dont have any you can use the same amount of water.

Add in grated tomatoes and cook for about 15 minutes before adding in the beans.

Add in beans, sugar, salt, pepper, paprika, bay leaves and cook for 1/2 in pot. Pre-heat oven at 180 degrees and in a large baking pan add in the beans along with the Olive Oil that was left over. Bake in oven for 1 1/2 hrs. or until beans have soften, and sauce has thicken.

Serve either as a main dish or a side dishit really is up to you.

Kali Orexi!!!