How To Make Bouyon Pwa | Haitian Bean Soup with Vegetable | Beans Soup | Easy Recipes

black beans

🥗Healthier: red lentils

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Red lentils cook faster and are lower in calories.

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: turkey

Chicken breast is leaner and more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has healthy fats, while canola is often cheaper.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity and flavor.

Rinse the canned beans.

Cook the beans with scallions, garlic, and vegetable oil for about 1 hour and 45 minutes until very soft.

Season beef neck bones with vinegar, lime juice, mustard, and olive oil, and marinate for 24 hours.

Transfer marinated meat to a pot and add 4 cups of water, then bring to a boil and cook until tender.

Prepare vegetables: peel and cut plantain, yam, and kabocha squash into small pieces.

Add the vegetables to the cooked meat and let them cook together.

Make dumplings using 1 cup of water and Goya adobo seasoning, knead the dough, and shape into balls.

Blend the cooked beans, leaving a cup aside for texture, and strain if desired.

Add 9 cups of water to the blended beans and transfer to a large pot.

Add the dumplings to the pot and bring to a boil.

Add carrots, red bell pepper, scotch bonnet pepper, fresh parsley, and fresh thyme to the pot.

After boiling, add the cooked meat and remaining vegetables, and season to taste.

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