White Bean Soup - Albanian Jani Me Fasule
A bowl full of Albanian comfort food, this instant pot white bean soup (Jani Me Fasule) packs a punch from a very small ingredient list. Perfect for Sunday lunch with friends, or mid-week meal.
Servings 4 People
Calories 384kcal
Cost $5
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cans white beans 400ml / 13.5oz each, drained
- 2 onion chopped
- 2 capsicum / bell pepper red, chopped
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp passata or tomato paste
- 1.25 L beef stock 2.5 pints
- 1-2 tsp oregano fresh
- 1 tsp Hungarian sweet paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a pressure cooker on low to medium heat and sauté onions and capsicum until translucent and soft.2 onion, 4 tbsp olive oil, 2 capsicum / bell pepper
- Add the passata, drained white beans and beef stock.2 cans white beans, 2 tbsp passata, 1.25 L beef stock
- Seal the pressure cooker and cook for 30 minutes. Release the steam naturally and then remove the lid.
- Add the paprika, oregano and salt and pepper to your taste and stir.1-2 tsp oregano, 1 tsp Hungarian sweet paprika, Salt and pepper
- Serve hot with crusty bread.
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Notes
- Develop the flavours - Allow the flavours to deepen over time and serve up over the next few days after cooking.
- Using Dried Oregano? Freshen It Up First - Heat through in a dry frying pan for a few minutes over a medium heat (but don’t allow it to burn). You’ll smell the difference almost immediately, as your stale dried herbs come to life with a little heat and release their pent up fragrance.
- Leftovers? - Serve the next day with rice.
- Thicken the soup - While this soup is meant to be quite watery, you can thicken by simmering for a further 30 minutes - 1 hour with the lid off.
- Side ideas - Crusty warm bread or garlic bread is a fantastic addition. You can also have with salty foods - such as anchovies or olives.
- Add cheese - sprinkle freshly shaved Parmesan over the top before serving for extra bite.
Nutrition
Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 634mg | Potassium: 1535mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2155IU | Vitamin C: 81mg | Calcium: 161mg | Iron: 6mg