"Chef's Diary"

(Traditional Macedonian: Gravche na Tavche)

Ingredients:

(serves 4)

800 g cooked white butter beans (from can)

oil

1 medium onion chopped

2-3 garlic cloves chopped

1tbs sweet ground paprika

1tbs parsley chopped

1tbs flour

salt and pepper to taste

1tsp dry thyme

1tsp dry basil

4 precooked hambugers or choritzo sausages

4 deseeded halves large red capsicums

Method:

Heat the oil in the pan, add onion and fry until transparent, then add galic, ground paprika and flour. Fry for 1 mins, then mix in beans from can (water included), thyme, basil and parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add some water if needed, but it should be of a very thick creamy consistency.

Pour the beans into gratine dish (clay or ceramic preffered), spread on top meat patties or sausages and top with capsicum halves.

Bake it in the oven on 200°C for 40 min or until the brown crust is formed on the top and patties with capsicums are nicely chargrilled. Water will evaporate and beans will have very thick concictensy.

Serve with some fresh green salad and spring onions.

Note: this is Macedonian traditional dish, not very complicated, but extremely tasty.