Porotos granados (Bean and vegetable stew)
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This vegetarian version of Chile's national dish comes strongly recommended by our Chilean visitor, Gabriela: "You can't say you have lived if you've never tried Porotos Granados."
Ingredients
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- 225 g haricot beans, soaked in cold water overnight
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- Garlic to taste, peeled and crushed
- 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
- Red chillies, to taste, finely chopped
- 225 g sweetcorn
- 450 g pumpkin, marrow or squash, cut into 2.5 cm cubes
- 450 g tomatoes, peeled and roughly chopped or 1 x 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried basil - see the comments page
- Seasoning to taste
Method
- Drain and rinse the beans and place in a large pan.
- Cover with water, bring to the boil and boil vigorously for 10 minutes.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 1-1½ hours until tender.
- Drain and set aside, reserving half of the bean liquid.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onions and fry until soft.
- Stir in the garlic and paprika and fry for a further 5 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes to blend the flavours.
- Add some bean liquid if necessary and continuing simmering until the marrow or squash has disintegrated.
Serving suggestions
Serve in large bowls with rice and/or tortillas and pebre chileno.
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