Vegetables & LegumesDifficulty: easy
Fasolakia (Greek Green Beans in Tomato)
Flat green beans braised until silky in tomato and olive oil with potatoes — a ladera dish: humble, vegetarian and one of the best things Greek home cooking produces.
15
Prep Time
50
Cook Time
4
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
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1Sauté the onion in olive oil until soft. Add the beans and toss 3 minutes in the oil — this coats them for the long braise.
2Add tomatoes, sugar, potatoes, salt and pepper plus a small glass of water. Cover and simmer 45-50 minutes on low.
3The beans should be fully soft, not crisp — fasolakia is ladera cooking: olive oil is the sauce, and softness is the goal. Finish with parsley and raw olive oil.
Chef's Tip
- Ladera cooking (oil-braised) treats olive oil as the sauce, not a fat — the beans drink it for 45 minutes.
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- Green beans cooked to full softness release their sweetness; crisp-tender is a French idea, not a Greek one.
- A small glass of water — not more — creates the braising liquid without washing out the tomato.
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