🥣 Ingredients
- dry beans
- sauerkraut (pickled cabbage)
- onion
- oil
- flour (for the sauce)
- salt
👩🍳 Instructions
Fry the finely chopped onion in oil until golden. Meanwhile, boil the beans in salted water until well cooked. Separately, fry the chopped sauerkraut.
Once all ingredients are ready, mix the boiled beans with the fried sauerkraut. Make a simple sauce (without milk or cream) from flour and oil, and add it to the mixture to bind everything together. Let it simmer for a few minutes, stirring gently.
Serve warm, plain or with polenta. It is a lent-friendly dish, hearty and full of flavor.
📖 The Story Behind the Recipe
Recipe contributed by Maria Bocicorec, 65 years old, from Bocicoiu Mare. Beans with cabbage is a traditional Maramureș lent dish, simple and nourishing, typical of villages in the Maramureș Depression. Combining boiled beans with fried sauerkraut, this dish demonstrates the ingenuity of local housewives who created tasty meals from accessible ingredients.
🔍 What’s Next
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© Recipe source: Maramureș Museum Sighetu Marmației – Maramureș GastroEtnoArt
📷 Photo source: ERA Food / Allview