Habichuelas Guisadas
Habichuelas Guisadas
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 pound salt pork, diced
- 1/2 cup sofrito
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 packet sazon, with achiote
- 1 packet ham flavoring, (optional)
- 1 can pink beans, 15 ounces, undrained (or red beans)
- 1 potato, small, peeled and diced
- 1/4 cup calabaza, peeled and diced (or butternut squash)
- 1/4 cup water, or more as needed
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Add the diced salt pork (tocino) to the pot and cook until crispy. This typically takes about 8-10 minutes. Once crispy, remove the pork pieces from the pot with a slotted spoon and set them aside, leaving the rendered fat in the pot.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
Add 1/2 cup of sofrito to the pot with the rendered fat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fragrant.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
Stir in 1 can (8 ounces) of tomato sauce and 1 tablespoon of tomato paste. Mix well to combine all ingredients.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Add the bay leaves, salt, black pepper, oregano, cumin, sazon packet (with achiote), and the optional ham flavoring packet to the pot. Stir thoroughly to incorporate the spices into the sauce.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Pour in 1 can (15 ounces) of undrained pink beans (or red beans) directly into the pot.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Add the diced potato and calabaza (or butternut squash) to the pot.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Stir in 1/4 cup of water. If the mixture appears too thick, add a little more water as needed to achieve a saucy consistency. Combine everything thoroughly.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot and let it simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until the beans have thickened to your desired consistency and the vegetables are tender. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pot.
⏱️ 30 min
- 10
Once cooked, carefully remove and discard the bay leaves from the pot.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Stir in the crispy salt pork (tocino) that was set aside earlier.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Garnish with 1 tablespoon of chopped cilantro before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Serve the Habichuelas Guisadas hot, traditionally with rice, and enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Habichuelas Guisadas
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 pound salt pork, diced
- 1/2 cup sofrito
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 packet sazon, with achiote
- 1 packet ham flavoring, (optional)
- 1 can pink beans, 15 ounces, undrained (or red beans)
- 1 potato, small, peeled and diced
- 1/4 cup calabaza, peeled and diced (or butternut squash)
- 1/4 cup water, or more as needed
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Add the diced salt pork (tocino) to the pot and cook until crispy. This typically takes about 8-10 minutes. Once crispy, remove the pork pieces from the pot with a slotted spoon and set them aside, leaving the rendered fat in the pot.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
Add 1/2 cup of sofrito to the pot with the rendered fat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fragrant.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Stir in 1 can (8 ounces) of tomato sauce and 1 tablespoon of tomato paste. Mix well to combine all ingredients.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Add the bay leaves, salt, black pepper, oregano, cumin, sazon packet (with achiote), and the optional ham flavoring packet to the pot. Stir thoroughly to incorporate the spices into the sauce.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Pour in 1 can (15 ounces) of undrained pink beans (or red beans) directly into the pot.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Add the diced potato and calabaza (or butternut squash) to the pot.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Stir in 1/4 cup of water. If the mixture appears too thick, add a little more water as needed to achieve a saucy consistency. Combine everything thoroughly.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot and let it simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until the beans have thickened to your desired consistency and the vegetables are tender. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pot.
⏱️ 30 min - 10
Once cooked, carefully remove and discard the bay leaves from the pot.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Stir in the crispy salt pork (tocino) that was set aside earlier.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Garnish with 1 tablespoon of chopped cilantro before serving.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Serve the Habichuelas Guisadas hot, traditionally with rice, and enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min