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Barbunya pilaki, borlotti beans cooked in olive oil

Barbunya pilaki, borlotti beans cooked in olive oil

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A hearty bean dish: borlotti beans simmered with onion, garlic, carrot, potato, and olive oil-based tomato concentrate, served cold and garnished with par…

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Recipe from Vito Genovese, Mykola7, Obhugre iopj and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Discover this Barbunya Pilaki recipe with orange zest, a delicious and refreshing vegetable dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total2 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$3.87 $0.97 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.35
  • $0.34
  • $0.32
  • $0.53
  • $0.01
  • $0.12
  • $0.21
  • $0.36
  • $0.63

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Sauté the chopped onion in the olive oil until it turns golden brown.
  2. Add the chopped garlic, carrots, and potatoes, the beans, the tomato paste, sugar, and salt. ≈ 3 min
  3. Simply cover with water and let simmer until the beans are tender.
  4. Let it cool and serve garnished with parsley. For a visually appealing presentation, serve it in hollowed-out orange segments.

The bill

Barbunya pilaki, borlotti beans cooked in olive oil

  • 3 to 4 carrots$1.35
  • 1 potato$0.34
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste$0.32
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.53
  • 2 pieces of sugar$0.01
  • 1 tablespoon of salt$0.12
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 3 to 5 cloves of garlic$0.36
  • 1 orange (for presentation, optional)$0.63

Total$3.87

that's $0.97 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of fresh, shelled borlotti beans
  • 3 to 4 carrots
  • 1 potato
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 pieces of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of salt
  • 1 onion
  • 3 to 5 cloves of garlic
  • parsley, for serving
  • 1 orange (for presentation, optional)

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