Green beans with garlic are a simple and tasty recipe, typical of the Maramureș fasting cuisine. The dried green beans are boiled and then fried with onion, paprika and garlic – a hearty, flavorful dish.
🥣 Ingredients
- dried green beans
- salt
- onion
- paprika
- pepper
- garlic
- oil
👩🍳 Preparation
Soak the dried green beans and then boil them in salted water. Strain them. Meanwhile, fry the onion with paprika and pepper. Separately, crush the garlic and mix with the fried onion, then pour over the green beans. Leave on the heat for a few more minutes, stirring gently.
📖 The story of the recipe
Recipe from Ileana Bilici, 46 years old, from Ruscova, Maramureș. Green beans with garlic were often prepared in Maramureș cuisine, especially during fasting days, using dried beans from the summer harvest.
🔍 What’s next
We recommend you also try the recipe for beans with sauerkraut, another traditional Maramureș dish, hearty and aromatic.
Recipe credit: Maramureș Museum Sighetu Marmației – Maramureș GastroEtnoArt. Photo source: Gustos.ro / Iulia Avram.
