Portuguese Azore Style Feijos Spiced Pink Beans
Created by dienia b on January 21, 2024
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 1d
- Cook Time: 8h
- Recipe #42196
Ingredients
- 16 ounces dried pink beans (2 cups)
- 6 cups water
- Beans
- 8 cups water
- 4 ounces bacon (4 slices)
- 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander seed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 4 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: Soak the beans overnight.
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Step 2: Drain.
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Step 3: Mix spices together.
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Step 4: Cook the bacon and drain on paper towel; save for end.
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Step 5: Next, saute the onion and garlic.
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Step 6: Add spices and toast a bit.
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Step 7: Add to crock pot.
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Step 8: Combine all the ingredients, including the water, excluding the salt in crock pot.
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Step 9: Simmer on low 8 hours or until beans are soft.
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Step 10: Add water as needed.
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Step 11: Salt the beans once cooked.
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Step 12: Add crushed bacon just to heat up.
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Step 13: Adjust seasoning before serving.
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Step 14: Now season with salt.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (543.5 g)
- Calories 54.3
- Total Fat - 2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.6 g
- Cholesterol - 4.4 mg
- Sodium - 238.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.1 g
- Sugars - 3.7 g
- Protein - 3 g
- Calcium - 39.5 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 15.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg