Habichuelas Red Beans Food

HABICHUELAS ROJAS (RED BEANS, DOMINICAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Rinse the beans thoroughly and pick out any foreign matter. Place in a bowl and cover with 6 cups of cold water; let sit overnight. (Alternatively, place the beans in a saucepan with 6 cups of cold water and boil for 2 minutes; set aside for 1 hour.)
• Drain the beans and place in a large saucepan with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 8 cups of water. Bring to a boil and simmer at medium heat until the beans are tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, make a sofritoor paste. In a skillet, heat the olive oil and the bacon until the fat is rendered. Add the onion, garlic, bell pepper and tomatoes and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until the vegetables are soft. Add the diluted tomato paste and the bouquet garni. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the paste to the beans and cook, stirring, for 15 minutes. Add salt to taste, vinegar, oregano and hot pepper and cook an additional 15 to 20 minutes, or until the beans are very creamy.

RED BEANS AND RICE - HABICHUELA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the oil and bacon. Stir in the garlic, bell pepper, squash, tomato paste, bouillon cube, and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover with a lid and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add the beans and simmer for another 10 minutes. Serve over White Rice, garnished with cilantro.
• In a medium pot, bring the water to a boil over high heat and add the oil and salt. Stir in the rice, cover with a lid and let cook over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes. Lower the heat for the last 5 minutes. The rice should be soft and fluffy.

HOW TO COOK HABICHUELAS - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

Steps:

• Clean the beans by removing any debris, small stones, and beans that are shriveled or rotten. Make sure to discard as many as possible. Rinse them under running water and get rid of any debris that floats
• Soak the beans in abundant water overnight. This will shorten the boiling time considerably. Once soaked, change the water in which they were soaked (mostly for hygienic reasons) and rinse again to get rid of any debris that floats.

HABICHUELAS CON DULCE (SWEET CREAM OF BEANS)

Steps:

• Place beans and cinnamon sticks in a large pot and add water to cover by 2 inches; bring to a boil. Boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover, and let soak for 1 hour.
• Cube sweet potatoes and place in a large pot. Cover with salted water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain.
• Puree beans and soaking water with an immersion blender until smooth. Pass blended beans through a colander.
• Add milk, evaporated milk, and coconut milk. Turn on the heat to medium and add sugar, condensed milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Cook, stirring every once in a while, for 15 minutes. Add sweet potatoes, raisins, butter, salt, vanilla, and ginger. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring every now and then, for 15 more minutes.

HABICHUELAS GUISADAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over low heat. Add tomato sauce, sofrito, sazon, and pepper. Cook, stirring for about 3 minutes. Stir in beans, water, and salt. Increase heat to medium, and cook for 15 minutes, or until sauce has thickened.

ISLAND RED BEANS (HABICHUELAS COLORADAS GRANDES)

Steps:

• Heat water in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add garlic, chili pepper, onion and cilantro and cook, stirring until onion is softened, 3-4 minutes. Add beans, tomato sauce, oregano, pepper and salt; stir to combine. add 1-3 cups water. (Usually the beans are covered by at least 1-inch of water. The more "wet" you like your beans, the more water you should add). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Serve sprinkled with cilantro, if desired.
• 8 servings about 3/4 cups each.
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PUERTO RICAN BEANS (HABICHUELAS GUISADAS)

Steps:

• Soak beans in enough water to cover overnight.
• Empty Beans into colander and wash with cold water. Discard any split/broken beans or beans that look odd in color and/or size.
• Place beans in large pot with cold water (add enough cold water to cover beans by about 3 inches).
• Cook beans on high heat until they come up to a boil.
• Reduce heat to Medium and partially cover with lid. Cook beans for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until beans start to soften stirring occasionally, and adding water as needed (some water will evaporate during cooking). Remember to always have beans covered with at about 3 inches of water.
• Meanwhile, heat a saute pan on medium/low heat. Add olive oil, Sofrito (if using), or the substituted ingredients.
• Saute for 3 minutes, then add tomato paste, Goya sazon, Chicken bouillon cubes, oregano, cumin, black pepper and Olives. Continue to cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat, set aside.
• After beans have cooked for about and hour, add the chopped Calabaza or potato (optional) and sofrito with the seasonings to the beans. Mix well, add more water if needed. Cook for additional 1/2 hour on medium heat partially covered, then 1/2 hour on medium heat uncovered stirring occasionally.
• When beans are done, garnish with 1/4 cup chopped cilantro.