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Spain's BEST-KEPT White Bean Recipe

Spain's BEST-KEPT White Bean Recipe | Alubias Blancas en Pepitoria

Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 499 kcal
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 60 ml
  • 1 cage-free organic egg
  • 2 slices baguette 1 inch / 2.50 cm thick each
  • 4 cloves garlic (skins removed)
  • 15 raw blanched almonds
  • 1/4 tsp saffron threads .17 grams
  • 1 onion (roughly chopped)
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine 120 ml
  • 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth 600 ml
  • 2 cans white beans 15.5 oz / 440 grams each
  • sea salt & black pepper
  • chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

  1. Add the egg into a sauce pan, fill with water, just enough to cover the egg, heat with a high heat, once it comes to a boil, place a lid on the pan and turn off the heat, let the egg sit there for 10 to 11 minutes to end up with a perfectly hardboiled egg

  2. In the meantime, heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in the olive oil, after a couple of minutes add in the slices of baguette, cloves of garlic and almonds, fry the ingredients for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden fried all around, then remove the pan from the heat

  3. Transfer the ingredients into a mortar, making sure to reserve the olive oil in the pan, then add in the saffron and a pinch of sea salt

  4. Once the egg is hardboiled and peeled, add the yolk into the mortar with the rest of the ingredients, using a pestle, pound down until you get a paste-like texture, finely chop the egg whites and set aside

  5. Heat the same fry pan with a medium heat, after a couple of minutes add in the onion, mix continuously, after 4 minutes and the onion is translucent, add in the white wine, raise to a high heat and simmer

  6. After 3 minutes and the alcohol has been cooked off, add in the mixture from the mortar and the vegetable broth, gently mix together until well mixed and bring to a boil, then add in the white beans (drained and rinsed) and season with sea salt & black pepper, gently mix together, then place a lid on the pan and lower to a low-medium heat

  7. After simmering the beans for 10 minutes remove the lid, add in the chopped egg whites and give it one final gentle mix, then remove from the heat

  8. Transfer into a large serving dish and garnish with chopped parsley, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

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Nutrition Facts
Spain's BEST-KEPT White Bean Recipe | Alubias Blancas en Pepitoria
Amount Per Serving
Calories 499 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 12g
Cholesterol 47mg16%
Sodium 432mg19%
Potassium 1133mg32%
Carbohydrates 61g20%
Fiber 12g50%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 20g40%
Vitamin A 381IU8%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 208mg21%
Iron 8mg44%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.