Frijoles colorados
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Frijoles colorados

20m
Prépa
120m
Cuisson
6
Portions
Facile
Difficulté

Ragoût cubain de haricots rouges au potiron, pommes de terre et chorizo, servi avec du riz blanc.

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Portions

6portions

Ingrédients

Nutrition

calories470
protein24g
carbs60g
fat15g
fiber18g

Par portion

Étapes

Cook the beans

Cook the beans

Drain the beans and put them in a large pot (at least 6 litres) with the fresh water and bay leaves. Boil hard over high heat for 10 minutes, then lower the heat and simmer gently, uncovered, for about 1 hour until tender (or 30 minutes in a pressure cooker).

  • 500 g dried red kidney beans
  • 2 litres water
  • 2 bay leaves

✅ C'est prêt quand : beans are soft and mash easily with a fork

⏱1:10:00
Make the sofrito

Make the sofrito

Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan (about 28 cm) over medium heat and fry the chorizo for 3 minutes until lightly browned. Add the onion, green pepper and garlic and cook for 6 more minutes, stirring, until softened. Stir in the tomato sauce, cumin and oregano and cook for 1 minute.

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 150 g chorizo
  • 1 onion
  • 1 green pepper
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dried oregano

✅ C'est prêt quand : chorizo is browned and vegetables are soft

⏱10:00

Add the vegetables

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Thicken

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Serve

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History & Culture

The Story Behind the Dish

📍 Central and eastern Cuba📅 Colonial era🫘 CU

While western Cuba is famous for black beans, red beans (frijoles colorados) are especially loved in the centre and east of the island. They're also the beans used in congrí oriental, the red-bean rice of eastern Cuba.

Like other Cuban potajes, frijoles colorados are everyday food, cooked in big pots to last for days.

⭐ Why It's Famous

Creamy, smoky and sweet from the calabaza, it's a deeply comforting bowl.

💡 Fun Fact

Boiling kidney beans hard for 10 minutes isn't just tradition: it destroys a natural toxin in the raw beans.

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Central and eastern Cuba

21.38°N, -77.92°W