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Habichuelas Guisadas with Oregano Brujo

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Habichuelas Guisadas with Oregano Brujo

  • Time40 min
  • LevelEasy
  • BlendOregano Brujo

Saucy Puerto Rican-style stewed beans, the kind that sit next to white rice at every family table. One pot, about 40 minutes.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cans (15 oz) pink or red beans, drained
  • 1/4 cup sofrito
  • 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1 medium potato, peeled and diced
  • 1 tsp Oregano Brujo
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup water or chicken broth
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pimento-stuffed olives (optional)
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Steps

  1. Heat the olive oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the sofrito and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until fragrant.
  2. Stir in the tomato sauce and Oregano Brujo, rubbing the leaves between your fingers as you add them. Simmer for 2 minutes.
  3. Add the beans, potato, water and olives. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, partly covered, for 25 to 30 minutes until the potato is tender and the sauce thickens.
  4. Mash a few beans against the side of the pot to thicken the sauce more. Season with salt and serve over white rice.

Why this works

Oregano Brujo holds its flavor through a long simmer, so the beans taste herbal and warm all the way through instead of flat.

Pro tip

Make it a day ahead. The beans taste even better the next day.

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