Red beans in tomato sauce

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   In order to cook red beans in tomato sauce, prepare the red beans themselves. You can buy it in the markets and it is not so expensive. Also prepare tomato paste (or tomato sauce), carrots, vegetable oil, salt and spices to taste.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the beans and soak them in clean water overnight. Then place in a saucepan, pour in another clean water and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat and cook for about 30-40 minutes. The beans should become completely soft. Put the finished beans in a colander, but save the bean broth.

3. Step 3:

   

   While the beans are being boiled, rinse, peel and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, put the chopped carrots and fry them over medium heat, stirring, for 5-7 minutes. It is necessary that the carrots soften.

5. Step 4:

   

   Add boiled beans and tomato paste to the boiled carrots (you can take ready-made tomato sauce to your taste). Pour in a little bean broth. Its amount will depend on how thick you want to see the finished dish, taking into account a little further evaporation. Add spices to taste, salt.

6. Step 5:

   

   Mix all the products in a frying pan. Bring to a boil and simmer under a lid for 5 minutes on low heat.

7. Step 6:

   

   Red beans in tomato sauce are ready. You can serve it in any form. It is good both hot and warm, and even in a chilled form, such a bean is an excellent side dish and a good snack!