Habichuelas Guisadas (Puerto Rican Beans)
Beans with potatoes and pork in them! Don’t mind if I do! Puerto Rican beans contain either salt pork or ham that is cubed. You could use slab bacon or even pork belly if you wanted to. Once the pork is cooked, sofrito is added to the pot. Sofrito is a Spanish style mire poiux that gives the beans it’s flavor. Pink beans are used instead of a pinto or a kidney. There is also potatoes and caper stuffed olives. The beans will need to simmer for about 25 minutes. These beans are usually served with rice.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 8 oz salt pork or ham cubed
- 1/2 cup sofrito
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 packet Sazon with Achiote no annatto
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 2 cans pink beans drained
- 2 medium potatoes peeled and cut into small cubes
- 1/3 cup Spanish olives stuffed with capers
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat up cooking oil in a pot over medium high heat. Sauté the ham for 5 minutes.
- Add in the sofrito, cumin, and sazon. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add in the beans, potatoes, stuffed olives, chicken stock, and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper. Continue simmer for 10 more minutes until the beans have thickened.
