Fasule me presh (white beans with leeks)

Instructions

1. Drain the soaked beans, rinse them and put them in a casserole with fresh water. Bring to the boil and skim for 5 minutes.
2. Simmer the beans gently for about 45 minutes, until they start to soften, then drain, keeping a little of the cooking water.
3. Thinly slice the onions and leeks. Fry them in the olive oil for 10 minutes over medium heat until soft.
4. Grate the tomatoes and add the pulp to the onions and leeks with the paprika off the heat, so it doesn't burn.
5. Add the beans, bay leaf, salt, pepper and a little of the cooking water, then cover.
6. Simmer very gently for 25 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the sauce thickens.
7. Remove the bay leaf, sprinkle with parsley and serve warm with bread.