Bean Jahni soup

2 cups of dry white beans 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons tomato sauce 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1 tablespoon chopped mint salt, chili powder

Boil beans in hot water in an uncovered pot for 5 minutes. Rinse and boil for another 15 minutes in a covered stock pot in 3 cups hot water. SautÈ onion in olive oil until it turns yellow. Add 2 tablespoons bean stock from the pot along with tomato sauce, parsley, salt and chili powder for taste. Cook for 10 minutes or until a thick sauce is formed, then pour everything into the pot. Add chopped mint, cover tightly and cool for 2 hours over low heat, or for 30 minutes in a pressure cooker. This should produce a thick juice, covering beans by _ inch. Serve hot.

4 servings.

See also

• Albanian cuisine
• Culture of Albania