Habichuelas Guisadas - Puerto Rican Stewed Red Beans
Upgrade your next dinner with Puerto Rican Red Beans aka Habichuelas Guisadas. These delicious red beans are stewed in a tomato sauce with fresh sofrito, cubed potatoes, chunks of ham, and plenty of herbs.
Ingredients
- 1 (16 oz) can of red beans (drained and rinsed)
- 4 ounces of tomato sauce
- 1 large potato (peeled and cubed)
- 1/4 cup of homemade sofrito
- 1/4 cup of cubed ham or salt pork
- 1 cup of chicken broth or water
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground oregano
- 1/2 a packet of sazon with achiote
- 1/2 a tablespoon of adobo
- Fresh cilantro for garnish
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a small pot, heat olive oil to medium heat and add cubed ham along with sofrito.
- Allow the fat from the ham to render and incorporate with the sofrito.
- Next add the tomato sauce. Allow the raw tomato taste to cook out for about 3 minutes.
- Season the tomato base with cumin, sazon and oregano.
- Add the drained habichuelas and mix with the tomato base.
- Top with water or chicken broth and then toss in cubed potatoes.
- Increase the temperature to medium high heat and allow the habichuelas to softly boil.
- Taste the sauce and adjust seasonings to liking. Add salt, pepper or adobo to taste.
- Once the habichuelas are boiling, reduce the heat and allow them to simmer until the potatoes are fork tender.
- Serve on white rice and garnish with cilantro