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Puerto Rican Style Baked Beans

Illyanna Maisonet
Our friend Illyanna Maisonet puts her signature Puerto-Rican spin on the traditional baked beans recipe. What makes it Puerto Rican? Sofrito - a mix of onion, garlic, bell pepper, cilantro and tomato found in many traditional Puerto Rican dishes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Puerto Rican
Servings 6 servings
Calories 130 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup dry pinquito beans
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 medium yellow onion roughly chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 small green bell pepper roughly chopped
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro
  • 2 small Roma tomatoes roughly chopped
  • 1 - 8 ounce can of tomato sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Rinse and sort beans, ensuring you remove any suspect looking beans or rocks. Place beans, onion, garlic, bell pepper, cilantro, and tomatoes in a large pot and completely cover beans with cold water. Should take 3 cups. Simmer for 2 hours or until beans are soft and tender.
  • You may have to keep adding water to the pot as the liquid reduces. There should always be enough water so that the beans aren’t crowded.
  • Add tomato sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, and chile power. Simmer for another 1 hour, or until beans are tender and to your liking.
  • The mixture should be thick and clinging to the beans. If the mixture is still loose, increase the heat to medium high, keeping an eye on it, until the sauce has reduced.

Notes

I never saw my grandma or mother soak their beans and I never saw them draining the liquid the beans were cooked in. So, I don't do it either. If you want to soak and drain...then soak and drain, my friend.

If you’re not a fan of green bell pepper, like me, you can add the onion, garlic, bell pepper, cilantro and tomato in a blender. I promise you won’t taste the bell pepper when the dish is finished. But, this is your sofrito...which makes it Puerto Rican!
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 42mgPotassium: 287mgFiber: 4gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 377IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baked beans, Black Beans, pinquito beans, side dish
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