Colombian Red Beans - Frijoles Colombianos

"This is a shortcut version of a dish from Columbia. I found it on About.com. Serve the beans with rice."
 
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photo by Dienia B.
Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Sauté the bacon until crispy. Remove bacon and reserve for another use, but leave the bacon drippings in the pan.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes, chopped scallions, and cumin to the pan. Sauté them in the bacon fat until they are soft, about 5 to 8 minutes.
  • Add the beans (including liquid) to the pan. Add sugar, water, and the chicken bouillon. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes more, until most of the water has evaporated and the beans have thickened.
  • Remove from heat and stir in the chopped cilantro.
  • Serve with rice.

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Reviews

  1. I liked this recipe very well, except for the sugar. As it cooks, the sweetness from the sugar lessens, but I still don't think it adds anything to the recipe. This is a short-cut because you get some meat flavor from the bacon and you use canned beans, otherwise it has all the elements of Colombian-style beans.
     
  2. this recipe really bumps up a can of beans really good flavor made for south american leg of trip cakepops on parade
     
  3. Really a very nice recipe that didn't take all day. I made 2 servings but used all of a 14 oz tin of the beans. Good flavor, easy to make and you could use it as a side for many things. Made for Culinary Quest 2014.
     
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