Papou's Fasoverakia Green Beans
I grew up watching my papou make these every week! Even as a child i loved eating a big bowl of these green beans with crusty slices of my yiayia's bread. When my papou passed away at 99 (still cooking until the end!) i carried on the tradion of making this dish! . For me and my family, this is the ultimate comfort food. You may believe the amount of olice oil is excessive, but i actually use more than i have indicated in the recipe- my family loves how it blends with the tomato and creates this magical sauce that makes you want to lick the plate clean!!
Steps
Use a large stock pot or dutch oven , sautee onions over medium heat with the salt and pepper in 1 / 4 cup olive oil until onions just begin to soften- about 2-3 minutes.
Add garlic and potatoes and stir.
Add the tomato sauce and water.
Add the green beans last , stir all together until well mixed.
Drizzle the remaining 1 / 4 cup of olive oil on top.
Cook over medium -low heat , stirring every 15 minutes or so , until potatoes are fork tender and beans are soft.
Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
This usually takes and hour and a half but i often lower the heat and leave the beans on for 2+ hours.
The beans are even better the next day- get out your bread , load up a bowl and enjoy yourself ! kali orexi !.
Ingredients
fresh green beans, sweet onions, potatoes, garlic cloves, tomato sauce, water, olive oil, sea salt, fresh ground pepper