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Bandeja Paisa Colombiana

This Bandeja Paisa recipe is the national dish of Colombia! If you want to try an array of Colombian flavors in one dish, this recipe is your go to! You’re going to love it. 

Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 1402 kcal
Course: Main Course , Snacks
Cuisine: Colombian

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 lb pork belly cut into 4 strips
  • 4 plantains overripe with dark spots
  • 4 arepas
  • ½ onion chopped
  • ½ to mato chopped
  • 2 cans red kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup vegetable broth
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ¾ tsp cumin
  • olive oil
  • 4 Spicy sausages of your choice I used a Rinaldis Italian sausage as it was all i could find available
  • 4 servings white rice cooked according to package instructions
  • 4 eggs fried

Instructions

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  1. Combine the salt, sugar, and cumin together and rub on the pork belly.
  2. Cut 4 slits in the pork belly strips short-wise that extend halfway through the meat. Wrap the pork belly in plastic wrap and leave to rest in your fridge for 2-6 hours.
  3. Cook white rice according to package.
  4. Cook your sausages according to package instructions.
  5. Follow this recipe to cook your arepas
  6. In a medium sized pot, heat some oil over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and tomato and saute for a few moments, until the onions turn translucent.
  7. Add the canned, drained kidney beans into the pot along with salt to taste and cumin.
  8. Saute for about 2 minutes, then add vegetable stock. Stir for 5-7 more minutes, and then remove from heat.
  9. Cut the two ends off of your plantains. Use a small knife to cut a slit through the plantain peels from end to end, only cutting through the peel but not the meat of the plantain. Repeat process on the other side. Use your hands to remove the skin from the plantains. It should come off in two pieces.
  10. Cut your plantains into very thin strips, vertically.
  11. Heat a very thin layer of vegetable oil in a pan and lay the plantains in the oil. Cook until caramelized on one side, then flip and caramelize on the other. Remove to a separate plate.
  12. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add the pork belly into the pan, sauteing about 5-10 minutes on each side, until the meat is cooked through and the exterior is browned.
  13. Fry the eggs.
  14. Assemble on 4 separate platters. Place the beans on the far left, and the white rice to the right of the beans. Assemble the sausage, pork belly, plantains, arepa, and egg however they will fit. Enjoy!
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Notes

  • Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only. 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 1402kcal (70%) Carbohydrates 113g (38%) Protein 37g (74%) Fat 90g (138%) Saturated Fat 32g (160%) Polyunsaturated Fat 11g Monounsaturated Fat 41g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 307mg (102%) Sodium 1120mg (47%) Potassium 1543mg (44%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 31g (62%) Vitamin A 2529IU (51%) Vitamin C 37mg (41%) Calcium 99mg (10%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1402

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 1402kcal 70%
Carbohydrates 113g 38%
Protein 37g 74%
Fat 90g 138%
Saturated Fat 32g 160%
Polyunsaturated Fat 11g 65%
Monounsaturated Fat 41g 205%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 307mg 102%
Sodium 1120mg 47%
Potassium 1543mg 33%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 31g 62%
Vitamin A 2529IU 51%
Vitamin C 37mg 41%
Calcium 99mg 10%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.