I love eating green and yellow beans, but they usually somehow pass below my radar and I simply forget to cook with them. This stew is super tasty and the smoky aroma from paprika rounds it all up beautifully. It’s also one of those things you can refrigerate and reheat, so naturally you wanna keep it around for quick weeknight meals.

INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 4 servings / EUR per serving / 2.92 EUR for all)

2 tbsp olive oil (0.09 EUR)

1 large onion (0.10 EUR)

4 garlic cloves (0.13 EUR)

3 carrots (0.20 EUR)

1 can of peeled tomatoes (0.80 EUR)

500 grams of frozen yellow beans (1.00 EUR)

4-5 small potatoes (0.27 EUR)

1 tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper (0.07 EUR)

Pinch of dried red pepper flakes (0.01 EUR)

1 tsp smoky red paprika (0.07 EUR)

3 bay leaves (0.04 EUR)

2-3 cups water (–)

Handful of fresh parsley (0.13 EUR)

METHOD:

Wash and peel all the veggies and finely chop up. In a large pot, saute onion on olive oil until translucent. Add in chopped garlic and carrot, then stir and cook for a few minutes. Dump in canned tomatoes and crush them with your spatula into smaller chunks, then throw in yellow beans, potatoes, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, paprika and bay leaves. Cover with water until all the veggies are submerged and stir to combine. Simmer for about 30 minutes, while stirring occasionally, until everything is cooked through and most of the water evaporates. Stir in fresh parsley and serve warm.

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Obožavam jesti i zelene i žute mahune, ali nekako mi uvijek prođu ispod radara i jednostavno zaboravim s njima kuhati. Ovo varivo je jako ukusno, a aroma dima iz paprike sve to lijepo zaokružuje. Također, ovo je jedna od onih stvari koja se dobro drži u frižideru i podgrijava, tako da naravno želite imati dio pri ruci za brzi obrok tijekom tjedna.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 4 porcije / 5,46 kn po porciji / 21,82 kn za sve)

2 žlice maslinovog ulja (0,66 kn)

1 veliki luk (0,75 kn)

4 češnja češnjaka (1,00 kn)

3 mrkve (1,50 kn)

1 konzerva pelata (6,00 kn)

500 grama smrznutih žutih mahuna (7,50 kn)

4-5 malih krumpira (2,00 kn)

1 žličica soli (0,01 kn)

1 žličica svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,50 kn)

Prstohvat sušenog čilija u pahuljicama (0,10 kn)

1 žličica dimljene crvene paprike (0,50 kn)

3 lovorova lista (0,30 kn)

2-3 šalice vode (–)

Pregršt svježeg peršina (1,00 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Operite, ogulite i nasjeckajte svo povrće. U velikom loncu prodinstajte luk na žlici ulja dok ne postane staklast. Dodajte nasjeckani češnjak i mrkvu, pa kuhajte nekoliko minuta. Ubacite pelate i izgnječite ih špatulom u manje komade, pa onda dodajte mahune, krumpire, sol, papar, čili, papriku i lovorov list. Podlijte sa onoliko vode koliko treba da svo povrće bude potopljeno i dobro promiješajte. Pustijte da zavrije i krčkajte uz povremeno miješanje oko 30 minuta, dok se sve ne skuha, a većina vode ne ispari. Umiješajte svježi peršin i poslužite toplo.