Algerian White Bean Stew | Loubia bel Merguez - Cassoulet Algérienne - الفاصوليا الجزائرية

merguez sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage reduces fat content while maintaining flavor.

white beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are a lower-cost protein alternative.

Soak white beans in water overnight with a pinch of baking soda.

Sauté onions in oil until soft and translucent.

Move onions to one side and add tomato paste, caramelizing it to reduce acidity.

Add soaked beans, garlic, deer salt, thyme, bay leaves, and black pepper (do not add salt yet).

Add liquid to the pot and cover, cooking on low heat for about one hour.

After one hour, add carrots to the pot and cover again.

Grill merguez sausage and drain excess fat.

Add grilled merguez to the stew and cook for an additional 10 minutes until beans release starches.

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