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Drunken Beans
Beans cooked after soaking overnight in beer, with vegetables, green plantain, sofrito, chorizo, sausages, and a touch of panela. They are served as a hearty casserole and can be accompanied by avocado.
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Ingredients
- dried beans (Soaked overnight in beer; discard the beer before cooking.)
- beer (Enough to cover the beans during soaking; discard before cooking.)
- 1 carrot (Added to the pot and then removed for blending.)
- 0.5 yellow onion (Half an onion.)
- green onion (Some is cooked with the beans and the rest is used in the sofrito; quantity not specified.)
- red bell pepper (A small piece; exact quantity not specified.)
- cilantro (Quantity not specified.)
- 1 green plantain (Cut into chunks.)
- water (Add to taste, depending on whether you prefer thinner or thicker beans.)
- olive oil (A drizzle for the sofrito and for sautéing the cured meats; quantity not specified.)
- tomato (For the sofrito; quantity not specified.)
- paprika (To taste.)
- annatto (To taste.)
- salt (To taste.)
- pepper (To taste.)
- chorizo (Quantity not specified.)
- sausages (Quantity not specified.)
- 1 tbsp grated panela
- avocado (Optional, for serving.)
Steps
- 1
Soak the dried beans overnight, covered with beer.
- 2
Remove and discard all the soaking beer.
- 3
Place the beans in an electric pressure cooker.
- 4
Add the carrot, half the yellow onion, some of the green onion, the red bell pepper, the cilantro, and the green plantain cut into chunks.
- 5
Add as much water as you prefer, depending on whether you want thinner or thicker beans.
- 6
Close the pressure cooker and cook the beans for 30 minutes.
- 7
While the beans are cooking, heat a skillet and add a drizzle of olive oil.
- 8
Add green onion and tomato to the skillet to prepare the sofrito.
- 9
Add paprika, annatto, salt, and pepper to taste. You can also use other seasonings of your choice.
- 10
Set the sofrito aside.
- 11
In the same skillet, sauté the chorizo and sausages until cooked and browned.
- 12
When the cooking time is complete, safely open the pressure cooker and check the beans.
- 13
Remove the carrot and the other ingredients that cooked with the beans.
- 14
Place the carrot and the removed ingredients in a blender, along with some of the broth and a few beans. Blend until smooth.
- 15
Add the blended mixture to the pot of beans.
- 16
Stir in the sautéed sausages and chorizo.
- 17
Add some of the reserved sofrito.
- 18
Add 1 tbsp of grated panela and stir.
- 19
Serve the drunken beans in serving bowls. If you have avocado, serve it alongside.
Notes
The source does not specify the quantities of beans, beer, water, vegetables, cured meats, oil, or seasonings. It also does not indicate the exact pressure-cooker program or the cooking time for the cured meats; only the visible or narrated instructions have been retained.
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