Fasolakia Recipe
Greek green beans (φασολάκια)
Ingredients
- 16 oz. Green beans 500 g
- 2/3 cup Crushed tomatoes
- 6 Yellow Potatoes Use potatoes of your choice.
- 1 Onion Chopped
- 1 clove Garlic Minced
- Fresh parsley To taste
- 2 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 2 Bay leaves Optional
- 1 Cinnamon Stick Optional
- 2/3 cup Water
- 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 60 ml
Instructions
- Heat up a large pot with olive oil over medium heat.
- Trim the ends of your green beans and cut your potatoes into small wedges. Set aside.
- Chop one large onion and then put in pot to saute.
- Add minced garlic and saute.
- Once onions and garlic are soft, add your green beans and potates to the pot.
- Stir everything together.
- Add crushed tomatoes, as well as the water into the pot, and mix.
- Add salt, pepper, oregano, bay leaves, and a cinnamon stick.
- Cover pot and let the food simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
- Remove cover and cook 5 minutes until the liquid reduces. (We do not want to remove all the liquid. We just want to reduce the sauce slightly and then thicken.)
- When done, you will have tender green beans and potatoes, and you should still have some liquid in your pot.
- Serve alongside feta cheese and fresh bread. Make sure to dip the bread into your sauce as you eat! Enjoy! Opa!