Ingredients:

• 400 – 500g “kidney beans”
• 2 potatoes
• 2 carrots
• 2 onions
• 4 garlic cloves
• 4 tablespoons of oil
• 3 tablespoons of flour
• 300g smoked beef
• Salt, pepper
• Vegeta (local spice)
• 2 tablespoons of Spanish paprika powder
• 50g of tomato purée
• 4 tablespoons of oil

IMPORTANT:

Soak the beans in lukewarm water during the night
 
Preparation:

• Wash the kidney beans and let them boil, then wash again with cold water
• Boil the smoked beef and wash it with cold water
• Take an “pressure cooker”
• Put 4 tablespoons of oil in the “pressure cooker” and add the chopped onion
• Fry the onion until it turns golden brown
• Add the smoked meat and let it fry
• Add the chopped potatoes and carrots
• Add the beans and the chopped garlic
• Finish by adding the spices and mix all well together
• Fill 3/4 of the “pressure cooker” with boiling water. Close the pot and let it cook 40 – 45 minutes

Prepare the “roux”

How to prepare the “roux”

• Take a frying pan and put 4 – 5 tablespoons of oil
• When the oil is hot put 3 tablespoons of flour and mix well
• Add 50g of tomato purée and mix again
• Pour a bit of boiling water and mix for 5 minutes
• Add this mixture to the bean stew and mix when stew almost ready
• Leave on heat for another 10 minutes

Done…