Beans with smoked pork, spices and tomato paste are a national dish of Romanian cuisine, which is distinguished by its special nutritional value, wholesomeness and satiety. Such a dish is prepared quite simply, but it requires a certain investment in time.
Ingredients:
- 0.3 kg white small or large beans;
- 0.6 kg of smoked pork (preferably with small streaks of bacon);
- 1 tbsp. l. starch;
- 2 tbsp. l. tomato paste;
- 2 tbsp. l. olive oil;
- 1 carrot;
- 2 onions;
- 2 bay leaves;
- 10 black peppercorns;
- 1 tsp dried thyme;
- 1 tsp dried dill;
- ¼ h. L. ground white pepper;
- salt to taste.
Preparation:
- Pour the beans into a deep plate, rinse thoroughly, cover with cold water and leave to swell for one night.
- In the morning, rinse the swollen beans thoroughly and discard in a colander.
- Cut a piece of pork with a knife into 2-3 pieces. Peel and cut one onion in half, just peel the carrot.
- After 10-15 minutes, pour the beans from a colander into a saucepan. Put pieces of smoked pork, bay leaves, 2 halves of an onion, one carrot, thyme and peppercorns there.
- Top up the contents of the saucepan with cold water so that it covers all the ingredients.
- So, place the beans with smoked pork on the stove, bring to a boil and cook until the beans are cooked, reducing the heat to a minimum.
- Meanwhile, peel the second onion and cut into small cubes.
- When the beans are ready, remove the saucepan from the heat, take 5 tbsp from it. l. broth and pour them into a cup.
- Add tomato paste to the broth. Mix everything until smooth. Then add starch to the tomato mass and stir everything so that the lumps disappear.
- Pour the tomato mass into a saucepan with the beans and meat. Add onion cubes, salt, white pepper and olive oil there.
- Remove the boiled carrots from the saucepan, cut into small cubes and throw back into the saucepan.
- Place the saucepan on low heat again, mix its contents gently and cook until the onions are soft with the lid closed.
- At the end of cooking, remove everything from the heat. Remove large pieces of pork, cut into medium slices and put back in the saucepan.
- Sprinkle ready-made beans with smoked pork in Romanian style with dried dill, sprinkle on plates and serve!
