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Portugese Bean Stew Recipe

	Darbar / All my dishes 12 months ago I remember when this recipe first appeared in Goumet magazine, it was contributed by a man who didn't want his mother's wonderful recipe to be forgotten. It may not look like much, but if you like beans... this is the recipe for you. Prep:10m Cook:100m Servings:6	Darbar
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Ingredients

1 lb dried navy or Great Northern beans, picked over

1 lb sliced bacon

1 large onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

4 to 5 cups water (I add some chicken broth in place of some of the water)

1 (6-oz) can tomato paste

1 lb Portuguese chouri‧o or Spanish chorizo (cured spicy pork sausage), cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes, or to taste

1 tablespoon paprika

Directions

Soak beans in cold water to cover by 2 inches 8 hours.

Cook bacon in a 4- to 6-quart heavy pot until crisp. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Spoon off (and discard) all but about 3 tablespoons fat in pot. Cook onion in reserved fat over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden, 7 to 9 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until it begins to turn golden.

Drain beans and add to onion mixture with remaining ingredients (except bacon). Bring to a boil, then simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours. (Older beans will take longer to cook and require more water during cooking.) Crumble bacon into beans and season with salt and pepper before serving.

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Comments

dee 12 months ago said:
Sadly it IS soup weather here in the UK. Still raining, cold, miserable weather for summer time. Where did it go? Oh yea.. it as he re in April. BUT I think we willbe having this soup this weekend. Just gotta soak those beans. Thanks for sharing this with us so it won't be forgotten.

pudgy47 12 months ago said:
Wonderful recipe this is a must... Thanks

modmom50 12 months ago said:
I do love soups and this one sounds great. Thanks for posting and as soon as temps drop out of the red zone we will be trying this one.

gingerlea 10 months ago said:
Here in Tampa, FL there is never a hot soup or stew day but I had some dried beans and Argentine Chorizo in the freezer so thought I would try. Unfortunatly didn't have tomato paste so used some tomato sauce. Let it cook down real good and the flavor is fantastic!

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whuebl 6 months ago said:
I have made almost the same recipe but added a bunch of fresh kale and cooked it down and also added, of all things, some potatoes - it makes it even better and tastes very much like a recipe served at the Olive Garden restaurant. You can also use cream with it... and some leave out the tomato paste.

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