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Vegetables & legumes

Antioquia-style beans

Thick red beans with plantain and hogao, the base of the bandeja paisa.

Gluten-free

70 minTime
6Servings
MediumDifficulty
ColombiaCuisine

Ingredients

  • 400 g cargamanto red beans soaked overnight
  • 1 ripe plantain, cubed
  • 150 g bacon or pork hock (optional)
  • 1 onion
  • 2 ripe tomatoes
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1500 g water
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Step-by-step

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  1. Put the onion, tomatoes and garlic in the mixing bowl and chop 5 sec/speed 5.
  2. Add the oil and saute the hogao 8 min/Varoma/spoon speed.
  3. Add the drained beans, the ripe plantain, the bacon, the cumin and the water.
  4. Set 50 min/100C/reverse/spoon speed with the basket on the lid instead of the measuring cup.
  5. Check that the beans are soft; if needed, set 10 min/100C/reverse/spoon speed more.
  6. To thicken, remove a ladleful of beans, blend 10 sec/speed 5 and return to the mixing bowl.
  7. Adjust the salt and mix 30 sec/reverse/spoon speed. Serve with white rice.

Tips

  • Soaking the beans overnight reduces the cooking time.
  • The ripe plantain provides the characteristic sweetness of paisa beans.
  • For a vegan version, omit the bacon and use a little more oil.

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