Canary Mayocoba Or Peruvian White Bean Salad Food

CANARY, MAYOCOBA, OR PERUVIAN WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the beans yourself, if you can, and drain them well. I bring the beans to a boil and let them sit for a few hours or let the beans soak overnight, drain them, then cook them the next day. These cook fairly quickly. If you can't cook the beans yourself, you can use canned large white beans.
• Mix beans and the rest of the ingredients except the spinach, avocado and feta, together and chill.
• To serve: place the spinach leaves in individual salad bowls and divide the beans amongst the plates. Top with the avocado and crumbled feta. Drizzle enough of the dressing over the salad to dress the greens.

PERUVIAN CANARY BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight in water.
• The next day, drain and add 4 cups water and the bacon.
• Cover and bring to a boil, lower heat to a simmer.
• In a skillet, heat the oil and sauté the rest of the ingredients until beef is browned.
• Stir the meat mixture into the beans.
• Cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
• Adjust seasoning.
• Serve with rice.
• Cooking time does not include the soaking of the beans overnight.

DRUNKEN PERUANO BEANS WITH CILANTRO AND BACON

Steps:

• Rinse the beans thoroughly and bring to a boil along with the salt pork in generously salted water.
• Simmer until done.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup of the water and remove salt pork.
• In the meantime, saute the bacon until done but not crispy.
• Drain and set aside.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings and saute the onion and chilies until soft.
• Add the garlic and saute until the raw garlic smell is gone.
• Add the beans to the onion mixture with the reserved bacon.
• Add some of the reserved bean cooking liquid to get the desired texture (just loose but not soupy).
• Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
• Just before serving, add the tequila and simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add the cilantro, stir and serve.