Gigantes Plaki (Greek Giant Baked Beans)

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    14hrs 30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    426

This comforting Greek dish of giant beans in an herby tomato sauce makes a great vegan dinner or side dish, with plenty of crusty bread to mop up any leftover sauce.

recipe updated 10 Sep 2025

Ingredients

  • Onion icon
    Onion
    150 g
  • Celery stalk icon
    Celery stalk
    100 g
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    100 g
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Fresh thyme icon
    Fresh thyme
    1 teaspoon
  • Fresh parsley icon
    Fresh parsley
    3 tablespoons
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Fresh parsley icon
    Fresh parsley
    as needed
  • Water icon
    Water
    2.5 kg
  • Dried gigante beans icon
    Dried gigante beans
    500 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    80 g
  • Bay leaves icon
    Bay leaves
    1
  • Dried oregano icon
    Dried oregano
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Chilli flakes icon
    Chilli flakes
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Tinned chopped tomatoes icon
    Tinned chopped tomatoes
    600 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    150 g
  • Fine sea salt icon
    Fine sea salt
    2 teaspoons
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Colander
  • kCook icon Casserole dish
  • kCook icon Bowl - large

Step preview

  1. Add beans into a bowl and cover with cold water
  2. Then add salt and stir to dissolve
  3. Soak overnight
  4. Fit the Stir Tool
  5. Transfer the soaked beans into the appliance bowl
  6. Then add hot water and fit the splashguard
  7. Heat until boiling – 6 minutes, 140ºC, speed Off
  8. Cook until softened – 1 hour, 105ºC, speed Stir 4
  9. Drain the beans into colander and set aside
  10. Preheat the oven – 180ºC
  11. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Stir Tool
  12. Add oil into the appliance bowl
  13. Heat until hot – 1 minute, 120ºC, speed Off
  14. Then add the next ingredients
  15. Cook until softened – 8 minutes, 120ºC, speed Stir 2
  16. Then add the next ingredients
  17. Cook until fragrant – 1 minute, 120ºC, speed Stir 2
  18. Then add the next ingredients
  19. Cook until thickened – 2 minutes, 110ºC, speed Stir 2
  20. Then add the cooked beans
  21. Stir until combined – 2 minutes, speed Stir 1
  22. Transfer the mixture into a casserole dish
  23. Bake until the beans are soft, and the sauce has thickened – 1 hour, 180ºC
  24. Remove from the oven and let rest – 10 minutes
  25. Garnish, if desired
  26. Serve
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