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Bean Yahni Soup (Jani me Fasule)

This soup is a very popular dish with dry white beans, mixed with chopped parsley, salt, chili powder and onions, slow cooked until tender and creamy.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Albania
Keyword: beans
Calories: 302kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cup dry white beans
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp chopped mint
  • chili powder
  • salt

Instructions

  • Turn the stove heat to medium and bring stock pot with water to boil. Add the dry beans in hot water in an uncovered pot and boil it for 5 minutes.
  • Rinse the water from the pot add new water and boil for another 15 minutes. This time you can covered the pot in 3 cups hot water.
  • Use a skillet and add olive oil and onion. Sauté until it turns yellow.
  • Add to the skillet tomato sauce, parsley, chili powder and salt for taste. Crab from the stock bean and add 2 tablespoons to the skillet.
  • Cook everything in the skillet for 10 minutes and then add everything into the pot.
  • Add chopped fresh mint, cover the pot and leave it for 2 hours over low heat. If you are using a pressure cooker set for 30 minutes.
  • Serve hot.