Borlotti Beans in Olive Oil

Ingredients

• 2 cups dry borlotti beans
• 1 onion
• 2 carrots
• 1 potato
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• Half a cup olive oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt
• Lemon and parsley, to serve

Method

1. Soak the beans overnight and drain.
2. Slice the onion and carrots into rounds and cook them in the olive oil.
3. Stir in the tomato paste.
4. Add the beans, the diced potato, the sugar and enough hot water to cover.
5. Cover and simmer for 50-60 minutes, until the beans are tender.
6. Add the salt at the end — salting early keeps the beans firm.
7. Serve warm or cold, with lemon and parsley.