Frijoles Antioqueños (Colombian Bean Stew)
Antioqueño beans is an icon of Colombian food.
- Prep
- 26 min
- Cook
- 1 hr 2 min
- Total
- 1 hr 28 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Advanced
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
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Cooking instructions
Procedure
Wash beans and let hydrate overnight by covering with twice its volume of water.
Procedure
The next day, remove any floating beans.
Procedure
Heat the oil in a pressure cooker. Add scallions and let fry until they start to brown. Add tomato, cumin, broth cube, and allspice. This is called "hogao", a basic sauce for many Colombian dishes.
Procedure
Add 6 cups water, the beans, and plantain. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
Procedure
Cover the pressure cooker, and let cook for 30 minutes.
Procedure
Let cool, then open the pressure cooker.
Procedure
Check water level, add the meat if using, and cover again. Cook for another 30 minutes.
Procedure
Taste for salt. If you want a thicker mixture, you can cook uncovered over low heat.
Notes, tips, and variations
When serving, you can put additional hogao on top.
Notes, tips, and variations
You can serve with white rice, avocado, ground beef, roasted beef, fried plantain, roasted chicken, corn arepas, and many other combinations.
Notes, tips, and variations
Trasnochado beans, eaten one day after being cooked, are a great option to eat the beans with a delicious concentrated flavor.
Notes, tips, and variations
To make bandeja paisa, serve a portion of Antioqueño beans, a portion of white rice, a portion of ground beef, a slice of avocado, one fried chorizo sausage, fried ripe plantain, one fried blood sausage, pork rind, and one fried egg on top of the rice.
Notes, tips, and variations
Another delicious way to serve these beans is with cazuelitas: serve half of a cazuelita with the beans, and add to it corn, shredded beef (ropa vieja), avocado, and ground pork rind.
Photo: Lgvanegas at English Wikibooks · Public domain · · Photo source and licence
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Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
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