Portuguese Beans/Feijao a Portuguesa

Name: Portuguese Beans/Feijao a Portuguesa
Ingredients: 1 lb dried navy beans, small California white or 1 lb great northern bean, washed and sorted; 12 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; 12 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (to taste); 1 tablespoon sweet paprika; salt; fresh ground pepper

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 lb dried navy beans, small California white or 1 lb great northern bean, washed and sorted
12 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
12 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (to taste)
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
salt
fresh ground pepper

Directions

1

Soak beans overnight in enough cold water to cover by several inches.
2

Drain beans and set aside.
3

Fry bacon in skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5 minutes.
4

Drain on paper towels and set aside.
5

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.
6

Add beans, 8 cups water, tomato paste, chourice, red pepper flakes, paprika.
7

Cover and simmer until beans are tender, 1-1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
8

Just before serving, crumble bacon into beans and season with salt and pepper.