Kidney Beans “Tutu”

Name: Kidney Beans “Tutu” (Tutu de Feijão)
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 1 lb 2 oz (500 g) kidney beans; water; 1 bay leaf; 2 tablespoons chopped Italian (flat-leaf) parsley; 1¾ fl oz (50 ml) olive oil; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 7 oz (200 g) smoked bacon slices, diced; 7 oz (200 g) chorizo sausage, thinly sliced; 7 oz (200 g) calabresa (pork) sausage, thinly sliced; 1 bunch Chinese broccoli1; ¾ oz (50 g) green olives, pitted and sliced; 4 eggs, boiled; 7 oz (200 g) cassava flour; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper; 2 cayenne (lady’s finger) chillies, sliced, for garnishing

Tutu de Feijão

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Braza

By Andre Felicio

Published 2016

About

Very popular in Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, this dish is excellent for kids as it contains a lot of iron and protein.

Ingredients

1 lb 2 oz (500 g) kidney beans
water

Americas
Brazil
Minas Gerais
Sao Paulo
Side dish
Gluten-free

Method

Add the beans, bay leaf and water to a pot. Bring to the boil, slightly cover the pot and let it simmer for 1½ hours.

Remove the bay leaf from the pot, separate half of the cooked beans and blend the other half with all the liquid. Mix them together.

Cook the eggs in simmering boiling water for 7 minutes. Remove and place them in cold water. After cooling, peel and roughly chop