Dominican Republic

Habichuelas con dulce

Name: Habichuelas con dulce
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 10 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Dominican
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups dry red beans soaked rajma, dry (dried red kidney beans); 1 litre water; 400 ml thick coconut milk; 400 ml evaporated milk; 1 medium diced sweet potato; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup raisins; 2 sticks cinnamon; 6 cloves whole spices; a grating nutmeg; 1 1/2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract); a pinch salt

Sweet red bean cream with coconut, sweet potato and cinnamon. Surprising, then irresistible.

120 minTime

13 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 120 minutes come after.

Easter beans2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayRed beans, coconut, sweet potato and spice, Holy Week style.

The original

459kcalsame

13 gproteinsame

11 gfibresame

120minutessame

Habichuelas con dulce.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rajma, dry (dried red kidney beans)1¼ cups dry red beans, soaked

Water1 litre

Thick coconut milk400 ml

Evaporated milk400 ml

Sweet potato1 medium, diced

Sugar1 cup

Raisins½ cup

Cinnamon2 sticks

Whole spices6 cloves

Nutmega grating

Butter1½ tbsp

Vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract)1 tsp

Salta pinch

Method

4 steps

1Cook the soaked beans in the water until very soft: about 75 minutes on the stove, or pressure cook for 5 whistles and let the pressure release naturally.
2Blend the beans with their liquid and strain through a sieve.
3Simmer the purée with coconut milk, evaporated milk, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt for 10 minutes.
4Add the sweet potato and raisins and simmer until the potato is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in butter and vanilla.

Serve it like this

Serve warm or cold in small cups, topped with a few milk biscuits or crisp cassava bread and a dusting of cinnamon.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Dominican Republic

Habichuelas con dulce

Sweet red bean cream with coconut, sweet potato and cinnamon. Surprising, then irresistible.

120 minTime

13 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 120 minutes come after.

Easter beans2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayRed beans, coconut, sweet potato and spice, Holy Week style.

The original

459kcalsame

13 gproteinsame

11 gfibresame

120minutessame

Habichuelas con dulce.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rajma, dry (dried red kidney beans)1¼ cups dry red beans, soaked

Water1 litre

Thick coconut milk400 ml

Evaporated milk400 ml

Sweet potato1 medium, diced

Sugar1 cup

Raisins½ cup

Cinnamon2 sticks

Whole spices6 cloves

Nutmega grating

Butter1½ tbsp

Vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract)1 tsp

Salta pinch

Method

4 steps

1Cook the soaked beans in the water until very soft: about 75 minutes on the stove, or pressure cook for 5 whistles and let the pressure release naturally.
2Blend the beans with their liquid and strain through a sieve.
3Simmer the purée with coconut milk, evaporated milk, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt for 10 minutes.
4Add the sweet potato and raisins and simmer until the potato is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in butter and vanilla.

Serve it like this

Serve warm or cold in small cups, topped with a few milk biscuits or crisp cassava bread and a dusting of cinnamon.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Habichuelas con dulce

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Habichuelas con dulce

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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