Whipped Beans

Description
In Romanian: Fasole boabe batuta.

Ingredients

 * 1 lb/500 g dried beans,
 * 3 qts/3 l water,
 * 3 large onions,
 * 3-4 tablespoons oil,
 * 1/2 teaspoon paprika,
 * minced garlic (optional),
 * salt,
 * pickles

Directions

 * 1) Pick, wash and presoak the beans the night before. The next day, set to boil, let bubble for a minute, then drain the water.
 * 2) Replace the water with some warm water. Let it come to a boil again and then again, drain the water. Repeat this procedure of changing the water three times.
 * 3) Let the beans boil in the third water until done. Drain and sieve. Fry the finely chopped onion until golden and add the paprika.
 * 4) Place the sieved beans in a bowl and pour all the shortening remaining from frying the onion over them. Then beat with a spoon until creamy. If the cream seems too thick, it may be thinned with a little liquid from the boiling of beans.
 * 5) Add salt and minced garlic. Place the whipped beans on plates. Sprinkle fried onions on top and garnish all around the plate with pickled peppers, cucumbers or other pickles.