Romanina Bean Dip (fasole Batuta)

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup dried beans
• 2 medium onions
• oil, for sauteeing
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 carrot (optional)
• 2 teaspoons salt (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 wash and pre-soak beans.
• 2 in large pot boil pre-soaked beans and enough water to cover and cook over medium heat until soft, about an hour. check every so often and add water as needed.
• 3 while beans cook chop and saute one of the onions in oil over medium-low heat in a large frying pan. stir frequently and cook until caramelized and a light golden color. do not burn.
• 4 cut second onion in half.
• 5 once beans are tender add the second onion, salt, garlic and carrot.
• 6 continue to cook, adding water as needed, for 30 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat and discard onion. if a few bits are left in it is ok.
• 8 drain water from bean mixture, but reserve liquid for later.
• 9 mash beans and carrot (you can use a food processor if you want it really smooth). if too dry to mash add some of the reserved cooking water.
• 10 stir all but 2 spoonfuls of the onion mixture to the bean mash as well as the tomato sauce.
• 11 taste and adjust the salt to your liking.
• 12 serve garnished with the last of the onion.