Peruvian Bean Recipe – Peruvian Frijoles

30 May Peruvian Bean Recipe – Peruvian Frijoles

Beans are one of the traditional staples of Peruvian cuisine because we usually ate them once a week at least. It could be Peruvian canary beans, lima beans, white beans, black beans or even lentils.

The thing I love the most about cooking beans is that you can make a large pot and use a portion for the day and freeze the rest for further use. Therefore, is a great addition to your menu rotation if you are into batch cooking or as I am, a busy mum that doesn’t have the time to cook every day.

We usually eat frijoles as a main course with white rice and salsa Criolla ( sauce made with red onions, aji Amarillo in tiny pieces and lime) Sometimes we would eat it with fry steak or schnitzel as a compliment. The other way to eat them is as a side dish for Seco de Carne. You can see the recipe here.

Ingredients:

• vegetable oil
• medium onion
• garlic
• tomato
• bacon
• white beans
• stock

If you are using fresh beans you have to let them hydrate the night before with water in a big bowl. The following day drains the beans, put them in a big pot and cover them with water. Let them cook at medium heat for 30 minutes or more until they are tender. Drain them and reserve a cup of water from the pot.

Meanwhile, cut the bacon into tiny bits, also peeled and diced onions and peeled and deseeded the tomatoes.

In a large pot, drizzle vegetable oil and fry the bacon till it browns a little. Incorporated the onions and garlic puree until they are translucent. Finally, add the tomatoes and cook them together for 3 minutes. Incorporate the beans and tock with a little salt and pepper. Let it simmer for 10 minutes. If the preparation dries a little add some of the bean cooking water. You should squeeze some of the beans with a potato press to make the preparation more creamy. Check the seasoning and serve them with rice and Salsa Criolla, this is an amazing way of eating them or as a side dish for Seco de Carne.

Frequently asked questions about Peruvian frijoles:

Peruvian Bean Recipe – Peruvian Frijoles

• Author: Valeria
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 6 1x
• Category: Main
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: Peruvian

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Description

The bean stew is an important part of Peruvian food we eat them every week. You can think is just plain old beans, but they are full of flavour and a good addition to your diet. So, don’t neglect them and start incorporating them into your weekly rotation.

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Ingredients

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• vegetable oil
• 1 medium red or brown onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon of garlic
• 2 tomatoes, peeled and diced
• 6 bacon strips
• 3 white beans cans
• 1/2 cup of beef stock
• Salt
• Black Pepper

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Instructions

1. In a saucepan over medium heat drizzle a little of oil and fry the bacon until they are a little brown. Add the onions and garlic and cook them until they are translucent. Incorporate the tomatoes and cook them for 3 minutes. Meanwhile, drained the beans and reserved a little of the can liquid for later.
2. Add the beans to the onion mixture with the beef stock, salt and pepper. Let it simmer for 10 minutes and crashed some of the beans with a potato press to let them more creamy. If they are filling dry add some of the liquid from the can.
3. You can serve them with rice and Salsa Criolla like the Peruvian style. You can also serve them as a side dish for Seco de Carne.

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Notes

if you are using raw beans, you have to let them hydrate the night before covering them with water. The next day drains the beans and cooks them in a saucepan with water over medium heat for 30 minutes or until they are tender. Drain them and reserve a cup of cooking liquid. Continue as normal in the recipe.

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Hi! I’m Valeria (aka Val) the photographer and recipe developer behind Canguro Criollo. My passion for food began when I was little at my home when everything will revolve around food and now I discover this new creative outlet of food photography. I wish you can follow my journey discovering unique ways of preparing Peruvian food abroad and some other family-friendly foods.