As my husband is Colombian and I’m Danish, we both crave different things at times. But certain things has become a stable in our house and one of these are Frijoles (kidney beans with rice). There are many different ways of cooking this. This is our way
Frijoles – serves 4 best served with rice, fried plantain and egg
1 tin kidney beans
1 small onion
3 springonions
2 medium sized potatoes, diced
4 garlic cloves
200 g bacon finely chopped
1 tbsp veg oil
1 tbsp cumin
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp oregano
350 ml water
1 chicken stock cube
Salt & pepper to taste
Small handful Coriander
1. Finely dice onion, garlic and spring onion
2. Cut potatoes to dices (1 cm)
3. Cut bacon fine
4. In a pot add oil, firstly finely fry the bacon, the add the onion, garlic and spring onions cook for 5 min on low heat. Now add all spices (except salt and pepper) add chicken stock, kidney beans and potatoes. Cook until kidney beans and potatoes is done. Add salt/pepper to taste
5. Serve with coriander on top and rice on side. A fried egg and ripe plantain is really nice
