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Prep Time: 5 minutes Habichuelas Guisada

Co king Time: 35 - 40 minutes

( Pue to Rican Pink Beans )

Se ving Size: 4

Inst uctio s Ing edients

• One can Habichuelas. ( Pink Beans )
• First, you want to start with washing your beans under cold water. If you are using already dried beans,
• Three thin slices of green pepper.
you want to soak them in warm water for at least an hour ( or overnight ), so it is easier to cook later. If
• Three thin slices of red pepper.
not, it will take longer to cook, so take account of that in your time.

• Wash your peppers and cut three slices of red and green pepper. ( 6 in total ) • 4 - 6 minced garlic cloves.

• Smash and mince your 4 - 6 garlic cloves. • 1/4 cup diced red or white onion.

• Dice up 1/4 cup red or white onion.
• 1/4 cup diced pumpkin. ( around four
• If you like potatoes in your beans, wash and dry your potato. Take your knife or potato peeler and skin small cut pieces ) ( optional )

your potato from top to bottom. Then dice them into 1-inch squares.
• One small to medium potato diced up.
• If you have pumpkin (Auyama ), cut a small corner of your pumpkin off and slice the skin of your pieces. ( optional ) • 1 tbsp oil.

You want to cut enough to make 3, 2-inch square pieces of pumpkin. ( This is optional but add a nice • 1 tbsp green seasoning/sofrito.

creamy consistency to your beans. )
• 4 oz tomato sauce or tomato paste.

• No need to chop your cilantro up because, towards the end, we will just add one sprig of cilantro to your
• One sprig of cilantro.
beans.

• Now we want to start your beans, grab a small to a medium-deep pot, put on low to medium heat. Add 1 • 1 tbsp/cube of chicken bouillon.

tbsp olive oil. • 1 cup chicken broth. ( optional )

• Add 1 tbsp of green seasoning/sofrito. • Two olives. ( optional )

• Add your onions, garlic, peppers to your mix, then add 4 oz of tomato sauce or paste.
• One packet of ham flavor. ( Goya Jamón )
• Time to add your one cube or 1 tbsp of chicken bouillon. You can use vegetable bouillon if that's what you ( optional )

prefer. Add one pack of ham flavor ( optional ), 1 tsp of pepper, 1 tsp of garlic powder, 1 tsp of cumin, 1
• 1 tsp pepper.

tsp of oregano, 1 tsp of smoked paprika ( optional ), 1 tsp of Chef Bruja everything seasoning ( optional )
• 1 tsp garlic powder.
and one packet of season. ( optional )

• Add your washed beans, then add 1 cup of chicken broth ( optional ), then add 2 cups of water. If you • 1/2 packet / 1 tsp of season. ( optional )

don't want to add chicken broth, you can add one more cup of water to replace it or any other broth of • 1 tsp of Chef Bruja everything seasoning.

( optional )
your choice. Mix, and now would be the time to add your potatoes if you are making it with that, and

your two olives if you are adding that as well. ( remember, if you do not like to eat the olives, we remove • 1 tsp cumin.

them at the end. This adds a nice traditional Puerto Rican flavor to your beans, which isn't that strong. • 1 tsp oregano or dried Dominican

So with or without the olives is fine as well. ) Make sure your water is above your beans, so everything oregano.

gets cooked evenly. If not, add more water and mix till it is above everything. Now you want to keep the

heat on low to medium and place a lid on them. This will take 30 - 35 minutes to cook fully; you can mix

15 minutes into cooking then place the lid back on.

• Once your 30 minutes are up, add your cilantro in and test/taste your beans to see if they are tender. If Best Pai ed with

they are nice and soft, they are ready. Do the same for the potatoes. To know they are ready, you can

gently stick your knife or fork through it; if it goes through effortlessly, they are ready. If they still need

more time, let it cook for another 5 to 10 minutes and with the lid on. white o yello

• Once they are done ( this is optional ), take your pumpkin pieces, peppers, and garlic, and a few beans
rice, and even
and sauce from the beans and place them in your blender on high till everything is broken up. Once you

are done, add to your beans and mix.

• Let your beans cool for 5 minutes and do your taste check if it's to your liking, perfect. Before serving, f ied plantains o

you can remove all the vegetables you added ( this is optional ) if you don't want them in your meal. If

you feel it is lacking salt or needs more flavor, you can add a little bit of every seasoning you just used,
sweet plantains
mix and taste. Always add a little before a lot; you don't want to overpower your beans. Once they are to

your liking, serve and enjoy!

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