Fried beans

Fried beans

Main dishes

A simple and delicious recipe for fried beans, perfect for a quick dinner.

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This recipe for fried beans is easy to make and offers a unique flavor. Clean the beans, remove the tough fibers and bitter white skins. Fry them in a thick batter made with eggs, parsley, and flour. Serve hot.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodto fry
  • Estimated cost$1.22 $0.61 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.53
  • $0.35
  • $0.07
  • $0.02
  • $0.18
  • $0.07

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. We cleaned the artichokes, removed the tough fibers and the bitter-tasting white skins, chopped them, and stored them in water with a little lemon juice. ≈ 3 min
  2. We collect the eggs, add the fresh parsley, and then mix the flour with the olive oil. ≈ 3 min
  3. The final result should be a fairly thick paste. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cook the cauliflower, and we’ll let it cook until it’s tender.
  5. Using the remaining lemon juice, we add the cooked cauliflower, along with olive oil and fresh parsley. ≈ 3 min
  6. We let it simmer for about 20 minutes.
  7. We cleaned the cardoons, added them to the dough, and then fried them in hot oil.

The bill

Fried beans

  • Fresh parsley$0.53
  • egg$0.35
  • flour$0.07
  • salt$0.02
  • olive oil$0.18
  • Lemon juice$0.07

Total$1.22

that's $0.61 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Card
  • Fresh parsley
  • egg
  • flour
  • salt
  • olive oil
  • Lemon juice

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