Canary Bean Stew with Meatballs ( Frijoles Canarios con Albondigas)
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried canary beans
- 2 large carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon color achiote or sazon Goya with azafran
- 1 to mato chopped
- 1 garlic chopped
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 1 scallion chopped
- 12 cups water
- 1 large potato peeled and diced
- Salt and pepper
- ⅓ cup fresh cilantro
- ½ pound ground pork
- ½ pound ground beef
- ⅓ cup masarepa
- ¼ cup water
- salt and pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Then add the onions and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Add the tomatoes, garlic, scallions and cook for another 3 minutes.
- To make the meatballs: In a medium bowl, combine all the meatball ingredients and using your hands, mix well until combined. Divide meat mixture equally into equal portions and roll into balls with your hands. Place in a plate and set aside.
- Add the beans, carrots, cumin, color and water to the pot. Bring to a boil. Then cover the pot and reduce the heat to medium- low and cook for about 1 hour.
- Add the meatballs and potatoes and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the beans are cooked. (Add additional water, as necessary.) Add salt and pepper, stir and sprinkle fresh cilantro and serve.
Nutrition
I know, I know spring is here and stew is probably the last dish you want to see right now, but as I mentioned before, in Colombia we eat soups and stews all year round. Even on the coast of the country, where it is always very hot, 80-90+ degrees, people eat delicious and hot fish sancocho.
There are those simple dishes that I want to make because I need comfort food, and because they remind me of my grandmother and what she used to make when I was a child. A bean soup with meatballs is that kind of dish for me. When I make it, I remember every detail of those family meals with all my cousins and siblings running around Mamita's house.
I made these beans for lunch and they were fantastic. I used canary beans instead of pinto beans, which it what Mamita always used. That was the only change I made from Mamita's dish, so feel free to substitute your favorite beans for the canary beans.
Buen Provecho!
Anonymous
Erica,
I made this soup and it was wonderful! What a delicious soup.
Erica
Thank you guys 🙂
Oysterculture
I love the Columbian mentality - I'd be eating stew year round too, sounds so yummy - cannot wait to try.
tasteofbeirut
Erica
This really looks so good; I find your bean stew to be so easy to make! I have bought the Goya seasoning before and it usually ends up wasted so I am glad now I can use it in something yummy!
DebinHawaii
This looks amazing! I eat soups and stews all year round too! 😉 Loving the meatballs with the beans and potatoes.
peanutts
wow, thats one comforting looking stew.
Faith
I also enjoy eating soups all year long. This soup looks so delicious, I love the meatballs!
Cynthia
Erica, your food always makes me hungry!
Erica
Thank you everyone....I love all your comments!
Angie
This stew looks great, I love coming to see your recipes, because it reminds me of my dear Columbian friend.
Sophie
A very inviting, colourful & tasty stew!!
YUMMMMM,...
pierre
i did not know theses canary beas bu the meatballs Yes I love them !!
big hug from paris Pierre
Chef E
I love stew or soup of any kind, and this looks great! I also have a weakness for meatballs, and not sure if you saw it before, but I made these verde meatball spaghetti, that was soup, but yours has me wanting it now!
Kim
I try not to let the weather dictate what I'm going to eat either. If I'm hungry for chili in the middle of the summer, then so be it! This looks delicious to me:D
Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen
It looks really good! I love soups like this! The avocado on top really lightens the dish up!
Sook @ My Fabulous Recipes
Oh those meatballs look so good!!! Yum!