Fasole Bătută

Ingredients

• 300 g (1½ cups) dried white beans, soaked overnight
• 3 garlic cloves
• 120 ml (½ cup) sunflower oil
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• Salt

Method

1. Simmer the beans until very soft, about an hour. Drain, keeping a little water.
2. Blend them with the garlic, salt and half the oil until fluffy, adding cooking water as needed.
3. Fry the onions in the rest of the oil until golden, then stir in tomato paste and paprika.
4. Spread the beans on a plate and pour the onions over the top.

Tip. Romania’s Christmas Eve and Lenten classic, eaten with bread and pickles.