Sopa de Frijoles
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5
2 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
2 hrs
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Total Time
2 hrs 30 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Soup
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Cuisine
South American
Sopa de Frijoles
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Sopa de frijoles is a delicious traditional black bean soup from Honduras, usually prepared with pork rind or small pork ribs
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Ingredients
- 1 lb beans black beans), soaked for 5 hours
- 4 small pork ribs
- 3 plantain peeled and cut in 3
- 1 lb cassava , peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 white onion , sliced
- 1 small red bell pepper (or green), diced
- 6 cloves garlic , chopped
- 1 cilantro chopped, bunch
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil.
- Fry the onion for 1 minute over medium heat, stirring several times.
- Add the garlic and bell pepper, mix well and cook for 1 minute over low heat.
- Pour the beans into the pot.
- Cover with boiling water about 2 inches (5 cm) above the beans.
- Add the cilantro.
- Mix well and cook covered over medium heat for 1 hour, stirring very gently from time to time.
- Place the pork chops in a pan and sear over medium-high heat until browned on both sides. Put them in the pot of beans.
- Add 1 cup (250 ml) boiling water and continue cooking for 20 minutes.
- Peel and cut the cassava and plantain into pieces and add them to the pot.
- Add the cumin, salt and pepper.
- Mix well, cover the pot and cook again until the cassava begins to crack (about 30 minutes).
- Serve frijole sopa with white rice, grated fresh cheese, avocado and tortillas.
Notes
- In order to have soft beans, it is necessary to season the frijoles with salt at the end of the first hour of cooking.
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