Dried Red Small Beans Stew

Name: Dried Red Small Beans Stew (Habichuelas Rosadas Secas)
Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Ingredients: 1 pound dried red small beans (habichuelas rosadas secas); 1 pound dried red small beans (habichuelas rosadas secas); 1 tablespoon lard or vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon lard or vegetable oil; 2 quarts (8 cups) water; ¾ pound pumpkin, peeled and cut into pieces; 1 onion, peeled, ground or chopped; 1 green pepper, seeded, ground or chopped; 1 ounce salt pork, washed and diced; 2 ounces lean cured ham, washed and diced; 6 fresh culantro leaves, ground or chopped; ¼ teaspoon whole dried orégano, crushed, ground or chopped; 2 sweet chili peppers, seeded, ground or chopped; 2 cloves garlic, peeled, ground or chopped; ¼ cup tomato sauce; 2¾ teaspoons salt

Habichuelas Rosadas Secas

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Puerto Rican Cookery

By Carmen Aboy Valldejuli

Published 1983

About

Ingredients

A

1 pound dried red small beans (habichuelas rosadas secas)
2 quarts (8 cups)

Americas
Stew
Gluten-free
Puerto Rico
Caribbean

Method

Pick over beans, discarding any foreign particles or shriveled ones. Wash in several changes of water. Soak overnight in water to cover generously.
Drain beans and place in an 8-quart pot, together with rest of ingredients included in A. Heat to boiling, cover, and boil over moderate heat for 1 hour, or until beans are