World Cuisines

Tavče Gravče

North Macedonia

North Macedonia's national beans: giant Tetovo beans baked slowly in an earthenware pot with onion and paprika until they turn creamy and brick-red. Ingredients: large white beans (Tetovo's famous crop), onions (many), dried red peppers, sweet paprika, oil or lard, mint, parsley, salt.

What it is

North Macedonia's national beans: giant Tetovo beans baked slowly in an earthenware pot with onion and paprika until they turn creamy and brick-red. Ingredients: large white beans (Tetovo's famous crop), onions (many), dried red peppers, sweet paprika, oil or lard, mint, parsley, salt. Recipe: 1) Soak beans; simmer until tender; keep the water. 2) Fry onions to sweetness; add paprika off the heat. 3) Combine beans, onions and some bean water in the clay tavče. 4) Bake until a skin forms and the sauce thickens. Serve: bubbling from the earthenware, with bread and a shopska-style salad — Friday's meatless classic. Flavor: creamy beans, sweet paprika depth. History: tavče gravče ('beans in the little pan') is the dish Macedonians name first; Tetovo's beans are so prized they are protected by name. See also: Pastrmajlija, Zelnik.

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