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Prebranac

Name: Prebranac
Total time: 150 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Serbia
Ingredients: 300g (dried) White beans; 3 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Paprika; A pinch Chili powder; 2 Bay leaf; 4 tbsp Sunflower oil; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper

Side Dish

⏱ 150 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

White beans layered with sweetly sautéed onions and paprika and baked — a Serbian home bean dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Prebranac is Serbia's traditional baked white beans. Lots of onions are sautéed with paprika, layered with boiled beans in a clay pot, and baked slowly. Since it contains no meat, it's essential during Orthodox fasting periods and on the Christmas Eve table.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On Christmas Eve in a Serbian home, a clay pot of beans with a golden crust sits at the center of the meatless table.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White beans 300g (dried)
Onion 3
Garlic 2 cloves
Paprika 1 tbsp
Chili powder A pinch
Bay leaf 2
Sunflower oil 4 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the white beans overnight and boil with bay leaf for about 1 hour until tender. Reserve the cooking liquid.
Slice the onions and cook slowly in sunflower oil for about 20 minutes until sweet.
Add the garlic, paprika, and chili until fragrant, then turn off the heat.
Layer the beans and onions in an ovenproof dish, season with salt and pepper, and pour in cooking liquid to just cover.
Bake at 200°C for 40–50 minutes until browned on top.

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