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Feijão Carioca

Name: Feijão Carioca
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb dried carioca or pinto beans, soaked overnight; 8 cups water; 2 bay leaves; 2 tablespoons oil; 1 onion, diced; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 2 slices bacon, diced; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Everyday Brazilian pinto beans simmered with garlic, onion, and bay leaf.

Serves 6

Prep 10 min

Cook 1 hr 15 min

Feijão Carioca — Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

1 lb dried carioca or pinto beans, soaked overnight
8 cups water
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 slices bacon, diced
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Steps

Step 1. Boil the soaked beans in the water with the bay leaves, covered, for 45 to 60 minutes until tender.
Step 2. Cook the bacon in the oil for 4 minutes. Add the onion and garlic for 4 minutes.
Step 3. Stir the mix into the beans with the salt.
Step 4. Simmer for 15 minutes, mashing some beans to thicken the broth. Top with parsley.

Where this recipe comes from

Yoribang Brazilian recipes by Yoribang. License: Free to use. View the original (opens in a new tab)

Original Yoribang write-ups of Brazilian dishes. Tapioca flour, cassava flour, palm oil (dendê), and passion fruit pulp are sold at Latin or international grocery stores. Brazilian meals often pair rice and beans with a meat, greens, and a farofa.