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Contemporary recipe with dry beans, which are boiled and pureed. The puree mixture is used to make croquettes, which are then wrapped in breadcrumbs and baked in the oven.
Name - Recipe
Κροκέτες φασολιών.
1½ glass beans
1 large onion, grated
1 tsp thyme
½ tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp olive oil
1 glass breadcrumbs
Boil well the beans that you have soaked in water overnight. Mash the beans into a puree. Add the herbs, onion and oil and form small round balls. Press the balls lightly around the edges and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Place them on a baking tray greased with oil and bake in the oven until golden brown. (MANRE 2008)
Boiling.
Baking.
Additional information and bibliography
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture (2008). Legumes and the Mediterranean diet, Press and Information Office, Nicosia.
Varavara Yangou
Κυπριακά φασόλια ξηρά, άσπρα και μαύρα. Άδεια δημοσίευσης: Υπουργείο Γεωργίας.
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