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Tavče Gravče

Name: Tavče Gravče
Total time: 150 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: North Macedonia
Ingredients: 400g (dried) White beans; 2 Onion; 1 tbsp Paprika; 2 Red Chili Pepper; 1 tsp Dried mint; 1 tbsp All-purpose flour; 80ml Sunflower oil; 2 Bay leaf; 2 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper; A pinch Parsley

Main Dish

⏱ 150 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

White beans seasoned with paprika and onion and baked in a clay pot — North Macedonia's national dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Tavče gravče means 'beans in a pan' and is considered North Macedonia's national dish. Boiled white beans are seasoned with onion, paprika, dried chili, and mint and baked in an earthenware pot. On Orthodox fasting days and Christmas Eve it's made without meat; on ordinary days sausage is sometimes added.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On Christmas Eve in a North Macedonian home, a clay pot of beans fresh from the oven, browned on top, is set on the table.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

White beans 400g (dried)
Onion 2
Paprika 1 tbsp
Red Chili Pepper 2
Dried mint 1 tsp
All-purpose flour 1 tbsp
Sunflower oil 80ml
Bay leaf 2
Salt 2 tsp
Black Pepper 1/2 tsp
Parsley A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the beans overnight, change the water, and boil for 1 hour with half an onion, bay leaf, and chili.
Heat oil in a frying pan, sauté the chopped onion, and stir in the flour and paprika.
Put the beans with their cooking liquid in a clay pot and mix in the sautéed onion, mint, salt, and pepper.
Adjust the cooking liquid so the beans are just covered.
Bake at 200°C for 40 minutes until browned on top and the liquid has thickened, and scatter with parsley.

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