Gigantes - Giant Beans with Celery and Orange Recipe
Awesome honeyed giant beans in the pot with celery and orange juice for those who love legumes and want a healthy and economical meal for the whole family!
Ingredients
- 300 grams giant beans
- 200 grams celeriac peeled and cut into large cubes
- 2 piece carrots cut into rings
- 2 piece leeks cut into slices, only the white part
- 1 piece dried onion cut into small slices
- 3 tablespoon celery finely chopped, only the leaves
- 300 ml orange juice
- 90 ml olive oil and a little more for serving
- 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon mild mustard
- salt
- white pepper
- orange zest (optional)
Instructions
- Soak the giants overnight in a bowl filled with tap water to soften them without soda, as this destroys the vitamins.
- The next day, wash the giants very well and boil them in a pot of water that covers them by 3 fingers for half an hour without salt.
- Then drain the giants and set them aside for a while.
- In a deep saucepan and once hot, add the olive oil and sauté the onions with the carrots and leeks until soft and then add the cumin and ginger to bring out their flavors.
- Then pour the giants into the pot and add the orange juice and another 300 grams of lukewarm water and simmer with the pot covered until they are juicy.
- If during the boiling process if the juices run low, add a little more lukewarm water.
- In the last 5 minutes add the chopped celery, a tablespoon full of mild mustard, salt and white pepper, shake the pot by the handles and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve the giants with orange zest and a few extra drops of olive oil to polish the food.
Notes
Tip: The secret to juicing the giants is to soak them well the day before and boil them slowly so as to give them time to mellow. Instead, high heat dissolves them on the outside and leaves the heart of the beans uncooked.
In this particular recipe, I used soft mustard at the end which gave the food a creamy texture and extra flavor.
To keep the giant beans soft, add salt and pepper in the last 5 minutes of cooking.