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Beans and Sausage

This hearty Spanish-style sausage and bean stew is a warming, high-protein dish that celebrates deep, savoury flavours. By simmering dried kidney beans with smoky bacon and traditional morcilla or chorizo, you create a rich, velvety broth that perfectly complements the earthy pulses. The addition of a rehydrated ancho chilli provides a subtle, smoky undertone without overpowering the other ingredients, while a splash of apple cider vinegar at the end brightens the entire dish.

Ideal for a comforting weekend dinner, this recipe transforms humble store-cupboard staples into a nutritious and filling meal. Serving the stew with a topping of garlic-sautéed cabbage and piquant pickled peppers adds a wonderful contrast in texture and acidity. Whether you are looking for a healthy post-workout meal or a wholesome family supper, this homemade bean dish is sure to become a seasonal favourite.

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Ingredients for Beans and Sausage

  • 1 ancho chilli or dried choricero pepper

  • 4 cucchiai di olio d'oliva, divisi

  • 1 finely chopped red onion

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  • 450g dried kidney beans, preferably red speckled, or cranberry beans

  • 110g chopped bacon (about 4 slices)

  • 6 smashed peeled garlic cloves, plus 1 finely chopped garlic clove

  • 230g morcilla (Spanish blood sausage) or fresh chorizo (about 2 links)

  • 2 cucchiai di aceto di mele

  • 1/4 head thinly sliced green cabbage (about 3 cups)

  • pickled guindilla or other mild pickled peppers

Soak 1 ancho chilli or dried choricero pepper in a small bowl of hot water until softened, about 20 minutes; drain. Remove stem and seeds; discard. Set pepper aside.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 finely chopped red onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring often, until soft and just starting to brown, 8–10 minutes.

Add 450g dried kidney beans, preferably red speckled, or cranberry beans, 4 oounces chopped bacon (about 4 slices), and 6 smashed peeled garlic cloves to saucepan, then add water to cover by 3". Bring to a simmer and cook, skimming surface and adding more water as needed to keep beans submerged, 1 hour. Add reserved rehydrated pepper and 230g morcilla (Spanish blood sausage) or fresh chorizo (about 2 links) and cook until beans are tender, 60–75 minutes.

Transfer sausage to a cutting board and slice. Discard pepper. Mix 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar into beans and season with salt.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 finely chopped garlic clove and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add 1/4 head thinly sliced green cabbage (about 3 cups), season with salt, and cook, tossing often, until softened, about 4 minutes.

Serve beans topped with sliced sausage, sautéed cabbage, and pickled guindilla or other mild pickled peppers.

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  • 28 Gen 2026 | Pubblicato originariamente

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