Surinamese Brown Bean Soup

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Good Soup: 52 Colorful Recipes for Year-Round Comfort

By Joris Bijdendijk and Samuel Levie

Published 2023

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Ingredients

  • 11 ounces salt pork
  • 2 tbsp. sunflower oil, plus more as needed
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Method

Boil the salt pork in 7 cups of water to desalt it a bit.

Cook just until tender, about 30 minutes. Taste to see if enough salt has boiled out (it should be as salty as cured meat, but not overly salty), otherwise let it cook a little longer. Remove any excess fat and cut the salt pork into small pieces.

In a large pan with sunflower oil, sauté the onion and tomatoes. Add the to