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Spanish butter beans with tuna

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  • 30 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 whole onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 3 whole tomatoes
Heat the olive oil in a large fry pan over medium; meanwhile finely chop the onion, roughly chop the garlic and finely grate the tomatoes.
Add the onion and garlic and stir continuously 3 to 4 minutes until the onions are translucent.
  • 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika
  • 1 g ground cumin
Add the sweet smoked paprika and the cumin and mix to coat.
  • sea salt
  • freshly cracked black pepper
Add the grated tomato, season with sea salt and black pepper, mix, then simmer a couple of minutes without stirring until slightly thickened.
  • 2 cans butter beans
Drain the butter beans into a colander and rinse under cold running water.
  • 480 ml vegetable broth
  • 1 whole bay leaf
Add the drained beans, the vegetable broth and the bay leaf, raise to high and bring to the boil.
Lid the pan, lower to low medium and simmer about 10 minutes.
  • 2 cans tuna in olive oil
Drain the tuna in a fine sieve, shaking off the excess oil without flaking it.
Off the heat, fold the tuna through the beans.
  • fresh parsley
Transfer to a shallow bowl and sprinkle with chopped parsley.