🇲🇰 North Macedonian Cuisine

Gravce na Tavce

Baked Beans in Clay Pot

Prep Time Overnight + 30 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 313 kcal

Creamy white beans baked in a paprika-spiced tomato sauce in a traditional clay pot until bubbly and rich.

Ingredients

400g dried white beans
1 onion, diced
2 tbsp paprika
3 tbsp sunflower oil
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 dried chili
2 bay leaves
Salt
Fresh mint

Instructions

1 Soak beans overnight. Drain and boil in fresh water 45 min until just tender.
2 Sauté onion in oil, add paprika and tomato paste.
3 Combine beans with onion mixture in a clay pot.
4 Add enough bean cooking liquid to just cover.
5 Add bay leaves and chili. Bake at 180°C for 1 hour until thick and bubbly.
6 Garnish with fresh mint.

Did You Know?

Gravce na tavce is so central to Macedonian identity that it is often called the unofficial national dish.