HABICHUELAS
HABICHUELAS. Alimento Base: Beans, Wash the beans and soak in 2 quarts of water already mixed with the white vinegar and 1 teaspoon of salt. Let the beans soak overnight. Rinse the beans and place in a pan with 1 quart of water and 1 teaspoon of...
Ingredientes
- 1 cup of pink beans
- 3 teaspoons of salt
- 1 medium potato
- 2 tablespoons sofrito
- 1 ounce green bell pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 5 green olives
- 2 ounces of smoked ham
- 1 teaspoon of olive oil
- 6 ounces of tomato sauce
- 3 1/2 quarts of water
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
Elaboración paso a paso
- Preparation
- Wash the beans and soak in 2 quarts of water already mixed with the white vinegar and 1 teaspoon of salt. Let the beans soak overnight. Rinse the beans and place in a pan with 1 quart of water and 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook until the beans have softened. Discard water used to soften the beans. Set aside.
- Peel and dice the potato into 1/4" size pieces. Set aside.
- Dice the smoked ham into 1/4" size pieces. Set aside.
- Dice the green bell pepper into 1/8" pieces. Set aside.
- In a pan add the sofrito, 1 teaspoon of salt, tomato sauce, olives, smoked ham, potato, green bell pepper, bay leaves, olive oil, and 2 cups of water. Cook at moderate heat until it starts boiling.
- Lower to moderate low heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir once while simmering.
- Add the beans. Continue to simmer at moderate low heat for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the beans are fully cooked. Stir every 15 minutes.
