Dominican style Stewed Kidney Beans
Ingredients
- 1,200 gr Kidney beans From 1 Kg soaked overnight, drained and cooked without any salt or seasoning
- 30 gr garlic cloves, minced
- 3 gr 3gr dried oregano leaved (about 1 Tbsp) Dried leaves not powder
- 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 30 gr Yellow onion about 1 medium
- 20 gr Red bell pepper
- 1 Bell pepper core, seedless
- 1/2 Tbsp Sweet Paprika (optional)
- Fresh cilantro if you can't find it, feel free to use fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Add Olive oil to a pot and cook minced garlic and oregano on low, until fragrant. This will take 2-3 minutes.
- Add the cooked kidney beans, onion (leave it whole), bell pepper, sweet paprika powder and parsley. Simmer on medium low for about 30 min or until the vegetables are soft.
- Take out the onion, bell pepper and parsley, with approximately 1/2 cup of the liquid and beans, and blend until smooth.
- Strain the vegetable mixture you just blended over the rest of the beans. Add salt (about 1/3 to 1/2 Tbsp for this amount of beans would be enough).
- Continue to cook the beans for a few more minutes until it thickens to your liking (keep in mind they will thicken even more when cool)
Notes
- 1 Kg of dried kidney beans, will yield approximately 1200 gr of cooked beans. You can use it all for this recipe.