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Feijoada, Black Bean Stew

A big, hearty, meat-and-bean stews that seem to be the national dish of Brazil and the stew is feijoada
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Soak Time 8 hours
Total Time 13 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Dinner, Main Course, Stew
Cuisine: Brazilian
Calories: 430
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Black Beans Dried
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 ea Onions Large, Peeled, Sliced
  • 2 ea Pork Chops Boneless, thick cut, 1" cubes
  • 1 lb Kielbasa
  • 1 head Garlic Peeled, and chopped
  • 1 lb Chuck Steak Thick cut, 1" cubes
  • 6 slices Bacon Thick Cut, 1" Chunks
  • 1 ea Ham Hock Smoked
  • 2 ribs Celery Washed, 1" Chunks
  • 2 ea Bell Peppers Washed, Seeded, 1" Chunks
  • 1 can Crushed Tomatoes 14.5 oz
  • 3 ea Bay Leaves

Method
 

  1. Wash, sort and soak the beans at least 8 hours or overnight
  2. In a large cast-iron Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat until it spiders. Add the beef and pork. (pork chop and bacon). Brown, remove and set aside.
  3. Add the onions, bell pepper, and celery to the dutch oven and brown whilst scraping and stirring. ~2 minutes
  4. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, stirring and scraping. ~ 60 seconds
  5. Reduce heat to medium, add the browned meat, sausage, ham hock, and bay leaves, bring to a gentle simmer, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
  6. Drain the beans and add; Return to a simmer, and cook covered until the beans are tender. 90 to 120 minutes.
  7. Add the tomatoes, mix well, taste, and correct seasoning. Simmer uncovered until the ham hock is falling apart. 2-3 hours.
  8. Serve with rice and hot sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 22gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 578mgPotassium: 604mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 147IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 3mg

Notes

LONG, LONG AGO, FAR FAR AWAY, An associate invited me to his home for dinner.
This was Black Bean Stew, served with rice and wonderful sauteed collard greens.  If I recall correctly we also sided this with cornbread, (NO SUGAR!, it's bread, not a cake!)  
I've updated this to use ingredients that are usually available at the local mega mart.

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