PORTUGUESE BEANS/FEIJAO A PORTUGUESA

Portuguese Beans/Feijao a Portuguesa image

This recipe is from Leite's Culinaria. I have made these several times and enjoyed them. Do not use Mexican Chorizo. Chourice may be bought online@ www.linguicia.com or Gaspars.com; you may do this recipe in a crockpot also, placing on low for several hours until beans are tender.

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Categories Beans

Time 1h20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 lb dried navy beans, small California white or 1 lb great northern bean, washed and sorted
1/2 lb bacon
1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 lb portuguese chourice sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (to taste)
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
salt
fresh ground pepper

Steps:

Soak beans overnight in enough cold water to cover by several inches. Drain beans and set aside.
Fry bacon in skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
Pour off all but 2-3 tablespoons of bacon fat; add onion and cook until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes; Add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
Add beans, 8 cups water, tomato paste, chourice, red pepper flakes, paprika.
Cover and simmer until beans are tender, 1-1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
Just before serving, crumble bacon into beans and season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 709.7, Fat 40.2, SaturatedFat 13.2, Cholesterol 69.6, Sodium 1234.8, Carbohydrate 57.1, Fiber 20.6, Sugar 7.6, Protein 32.1