👩🍳FRIJOLADA RECIPE
The beans are placed in a pot with the pig’s hooves, half the stew and water. Boil it, lower the heat and cook until it is almost soft. In a pan, prepare the stew with tomato, onion, salt, garlic, coriander and cumin. When the beans are almost tender, add the remaining stew, bananas, carrots and salt. Cook until the beans are tender, season with salt and serve.
- Preparation time: 18 minutes
- Cooking time: 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Total: 2 hours and 48 minutes
- Diners: 6 servings
✍COLOMBIAN BEAN INGREDIENTS
For the beans:
- 3 cups Cargamanto or borlotti beans
- 450 grams (1 pound) pork shank
- 6 cups of water
- 1 cup grated carrot
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 green banana, peeled and cut into pieces
For the stew:
- 2 cups diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup white onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped long onion
- 3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cloves of minced garlic
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
To serve:
- white rice
- Slices of avocado
- Fried egg
- Pataconi
🥘 HOW TO MAKE FRIJOLADA PAISA
- Place the beans in a large pot along with the pork hooves, half the stew and the water. Over medium-high heat, bring the beans to a boil, cover the pot and reduce the heat to medium-low. We let them cook until they are almost soft, about 2 hours.
- To prepare the stew, heat the oil in a pan over medium heat and add the tomato, onions, salt, garlic, coriander and cumin powder, cooking for 10-15 minutes.
- When the beans are almost tender, add the rest of the stew, bananas, carrots and salt. Cover and cook until the beans are fully cooked, adding more water if necessary.
- Add bananas, carrots and salt to the stew and cook for another 15 minutes. Add salt to taste and serve. And that’s it, let’s enjoy our delicious Frijolada paisa with the whole family! Have fun!
🍽 HOW TO SERVE FRIJOLADA
It is served in a deep dish and accompanied with white rice, avocado slices, fried egg and patacones.
💡3 TIPS FOR PREPARING FRIJOLADA PAISA LIKE AN EXPERT
We are sure that you have done a great job in preparing that delicious meal, but it is worth reviewing 3 useful tips that we leave you here and we are sure that they will help you make your recipe even tastier and everyone will like it for its flavors.
- Select fresh, quality cuts of pork, hooves have been used, but you can use ribs to give depth of flavor to the dish.
- Soak the beans overnight before cooking. This speeds up cooking times and helps tenderize the beans.
- Bacon can add a delicious smoky flavor to frijolada. You can fry it before adding it to the stew to intensify the flavor.
Preparing a balanced meal means knowing how to take care of and pamper your family, which is why we invite you to share this recipe on social media, with your friends and family. We will be infinitely grateful to you for this gesture. 😃
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