Roasted Beans & Cured Pork
by
Shpresa Bacelli
Large local white beans cooked with cured meat and aromatics! The roasted beans & cured pork is definitely a delicious comfort meal, and it can be paired with sautéed greens, crusty bread, or just eaten as it is!
Korça is a rich agricultural region in Albania, and these large beans are one of its great products. Thin, skinned, and packed with flavor!
The goat butter can be replaced with regular butter, while the salt-cured pork can be replaced with bacon.
- Level
Intermediate
- Cooking
1h+
- Overral
2h
- Ready
Soaked Overnight Jumbo White Beans
500gSalt-Cured Pork
200gOnion
2Red Bell Pepper
2Carrot
2Celery
1 stalkGarlic
2 clovesSweet Paprika
2tbspDried Bay Leaf
4Roughly Chopped Parsley
to tasteMelted Goat Butter
to tasteExtra Virgin Olive Oil
9tbspExtra Virgin Olive Oil
to tasteSalt
to tasteWater
3lWater
¾ cup
Soaked Overnight Jumbo White Beans
500gSalt-Cured Pork
200gOnion
2Red Bell Pepper
2Carrot
2Celery
1 stalkGarlic
2 clovesSweet Paprika
2tbspDried Bay Leaf
4Roughly Chopped Parsley
to tasteMelted Goat Butter
to tasteExtra Virgin Olive Oil
9tbspExtra Virgin Olive Oil
to tasteSalt
to tasteWater
3lWater
¾ cup
Roasted Beans & Cured Pork
Shpresa Bacelli
Add 500g of jumbo white beans that have been soaked overnight to a pot. Cover it with 3L of water and warm over high heat
Trim, peel, and small dice 1 onion
Trim, deseed, and small dice 1 red bell pepper
Trim, peel and small dice 1 carrot
Trim, peel, and roughly chop 2 garlic cloves
Remove the beans from the heat and add the diced vegetables
Add 4tbsp of extra virgin olive oil and mix
Add 1tbsp of sweet paprika and mix
Place the pot back over medium-low heat, cover it with a lid, and bring it to a boil
Add 200g of salt-cured pork meat and mix it. Let it simmer for 1h30m, until ¾ of the water has been absorbed. Remove from the heat
Trim, peel, and small dice 1 onion
Trim, deseed, and small dice 1 red bell pepper
Trim, peel, and small dice 1 carrot
Add the diced vegetables and 5tbsp of extra virgin olive oil to a skillet
Season with salt to taste
Small dice 1 stalk of celery, and add it to the skillet
Take the skillet to the stove, and cook over high heat until the onion become slightly translucent
Add ¾cup of water and cook the vegetables until the water evaporates
Add 1tbsp of sweet paprika and mix it
Add the bean and pork stew, and mix it
Season with salt to taste
Add 4 dried bay leaves and mix well
Preheat the oven to 200°C
Transfer the beans to a baking dish
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil to taste on top
Roast the beans for 10m until browned
Plate the beans in a serving dish
Drizzle melted goat butter to taste and top with roughly chopped parsley
The roasted beans & cured pork is ready. Enjoy!