peruvian bean stew
I actually thought of this after watching a documentary on a Peruvian prison where the inmates were served white rice, lima beans, and red onions on top. Consequently, this dish is incredibly cheap to make. With a couple of luxury additions, this dish was born -- a spicy, tangy, hearty dish even for the non-vegetarian.
prep time
5 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
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yield
2 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups lima beans, frozen
- 2 cups chicken stock, or hearty vegetable stock
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 cloves garlic
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sriracha sauce, or garlic chili sauce of your choosing
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1/4 medium onion, red
- 1/2 cup feta cheese
How To Make peruvian bean stew
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Step 1NOTE: This is best served with steamed white rice, so if, like myself, you have a rice cooker, start that up first thing and cook up about 1 cup of white rice. In a small pot, add chicken broth, 3 tbsp of the lime juice, and about one cup of water. Bring to a boil, add beans, wait till water is boiling again, and then cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook for about 8-10 minutes. Before draining, reserve 1/4 cup of cooking liquid. Drain beans.
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Step 2While beans are boiling, chop up onion into small pieces.
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Step 3In a large skillet, add enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add 3 cloves of finely chopped garlic. Keep heat on medium, avoid burning garlic. After about 5 minutes, add beans and increase heat. Give the beans some time to cook off excess liquid, around 10 mins or so. Add sriracha sauce and salt and pepper to taste -- mix thoroughly.
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Step 4Add reserved liquid and remaining lime juice back into the pan, and reduce heat to medium-low. Allow most of the liquid to boil off -- about 5 mins. Add evaporated milk and mix very well.
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Step 5After one or two minutes, remove from heat, add 1/2 cup of plain, crumbled feta or other mild, solid, salty goat or sheep's cheese (i.e. queso blanco) and mix constantly until slightly melted.
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Step 6Garnish with onions, serve over rice.
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Category:
Other Main Dishes
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Diet:
Vegetarian
Keyword:
#stew
Keyword:
#spicy
Keyword:
#Peru
Keyword:
#South
Keyword:
#American
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