Basque Beans Recipe
Are you looking for a truly authentic Basque Beans recipe? The marriage of the amazing flavors of beans with other ingredients is the secret to this Basque Beans. The Basque Beans can be considered the gem of the Spanish cuisine. I challenge you to give me a better recipe of Basque Beans than this.
Ingredients
1 to 2 pounds meaty ham hocks
1 large onion, sliced
5 large carrots, diced
1 green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut into squares
3 cloves garlic
3 or 4 parsley sprigs
2 large cans (28 oz. each) tomatoes
2 cans (8 oz. each) tomato sauce
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 or 2 small fresh jalapeno or Fresno chiles
4 1/2 quarts cooked or 8 to 10 cans (about 1 lb. each) pinto, pink, or red beans
Directions
Place ham hocks and onion in a 3- to 4-quart pan; add water to cover.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer until meat is tender when pierced, about 2 hours.
Lift out ham; discard onion and broth.
When ham is cool enough to handle, discard skin, bones, and fat; tear meat into bite-size chunks.
Set aside.
In a food processor or blender, combine carrots, bell pepper, garlic, parsley, tomatoes and their liquid, tomato sauce, chili powder, and chile.
Whirl until vegetables are finely chopped.
Pour vegetable mixture into a 6- to 8-quart pan.
Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes.
Drain beans (reserve liquid) and stir into vegetable sauce along with ham.
Simmer, uncovered, over low heat for about 30 minutes to blend flavors; stir often.
If beans start to stick, stir in some of the reserved bean liquid.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer until meat is tender when pierced, about 2 hours.
Lift out ham; discard onion and broth.
When ham is cool enough to handle, discard skin, bones, and fat; tear meat into bite-size chunks.
Set aside.
In a food processor or blender, combine carrots, bell pepper, garlic, parsley, tomatoes and their liquid, tomato sauce, chili powder, and chile.
Whirl until vegetables are finely chopped.
Pour vegetable mixture into a 6- to 8-quart pan.
Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes.
Drain beans (reserve liquid) and stir into vegetable sauce along with ham.
Simmer, uncovered, over low heat for about 30 minutes to blend flavors; stir often.
If beans start to stick, stir in some of the reserved bean liquid.
