Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Potaje yucateco de frijol

Yucatecan Bean Stew

Name: Yucatecan Bean Stew
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups pinto, canary, or Peruvian beans (about 250 grams); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 onion; 1-2 slices bacon; 1 slice ham; 2 cloves garlic; 1/2 green bell pepper; 2 bay leaves; 1 potato; 1 zucchini; 1 carrot; 3 tomatoes; 2-3 teaspoons bouillon powder or salt; pepper to taste; 1 plantain; 1/2 onion; 4-5 sprigs cilantro; 1 head lettuce; 3-4 limes or sour orange; 4-5 radishes (I couldn't find any); Rice (optional)

Mercedes Cossío @RecetasMercedes

México

Bean stews are a very common dish in Yucatán. Despite the intense heat, they are a homemade comfort food enjoyed regularly in many households.

This recipe received the "Sabor con raíces" (Flavor with Roots) badge.

Bean stews are a very common dish in Yucatán. Despite the intense heat, they are a homemade comfort food enjoyed regularly in many households.

This recipe received the "Sabor con raíces" (Flavor with Roots) badge.

Mercedes Cossío @RecetasMercedes

México

Bean stews are a very common dish in Yucatán. Despite the intense heat, they are a homemade comfort food enjoyed regularly in many households.

This recipe received the "Sabor con raíces" (Flavor with Roots) badge.

Bean stews are a very common dish in Yucatán. Despite the intense heat, they are a homemade comfort food enjoyed regularly in many households.

This recipe received the "Sabor con raíces" (Flavor with Roots) badge.

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 minutes plus soaking

8 servings

1 1/3 cupspinto, canary, or Peruvian beans (about 250 grams)
1 tablespoonolive oil
1/2onion
1-2 slicesbacon
1 sliceham
2 clovesgarlic
1/2green bell pepper
2bay leaves
1potato
1zucchini
1carrot
3tomatoes
2-3 teaspoonsbouillon powder or salt
pepper to taste
1plantain
1/2onion
4-5 sprigscilantro
1 headlettuce
3-4limes or sour orange
4-5radishes (I couldn't find any)
Rice (optional)

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Steps

1 hour 30 minutes plus soaking

1

The day before, soak 1 1/3 cups (about 250 grams) of pinto, canary, Peruvian, or red beans in water. The next day, cook the beans until tender.
2

For the sauté, heat a little olive oil and add half a chopped onion, 1 or 2 chopped slices of bacon, 1 slice of ham, 2 chopped garlic cloves, half a chopped green bell pepper, 2 bay leaves, 1 peeled and diced potato, 1 zucchini, 1 carrot, and 3 peeled and chopped tomatoes. Once the tomatoes have cooked down into a sauce, season with 2-3 teaspoons of bouillon powder or salt and pepper to taste.
3

Once the beans are cooked, add the sautéed vegetables to the pot and let everything finish cooking together. If you like, you can add slices of plantain (slice with the peel on and add directly to the pot). To serve, offer a platter with chopped onion, chopped cilantro, chopped lettuce, lime halves or sour orange, and chopped radishes.
4

You can also serve this stew with a platter of rice. Serve the stew in bowls, and each person can add rice, onion, cilantro, and other toppings as they like.
5

This recipe received the "Sabor con raíces" (Flavor with Roots) badge on July 29, 2025.

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Mercedes Cossío @RecetasMercedes

Published in the US on September 30, 2025 14:01

México

>Licenciada en Ciencias Diplomáticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México>Maestría Internacional en Cocina Profesional, Esneca Business School. Lérida, Spain,Especialidades:>The Science of Gastronomy; The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology>The New Nordic Diet-From Gastronomy to Health; University of Copenhagen>Transformation of the Global Food System; Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen>Stanford Introduction to Food and Health; Stanford University>Research Kitchen. Specialization Competitive Strategyand Organization Design. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)>Food & Beverage Management. Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi.>Unravelling solutions for Future Food problems Utrecht University>Building a Healthy Plate, Tufts University>Everyday Chinese Medicine I - II. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)LIBROS: "Las recetas de mis abuelas a mi manera", "Sabores en mi memoria", "Con sabor mexicano", “Yucatán en mi cocina”, “Comer en casa”, “Cocinar, ese placer…”, "Variando el menú diario", "La cocina, ese maravilloso laboratorio".(amazon.com/author/mercedescossio.cookingbooks)“Mecanismos de control de la política exterior", "La esclavitud ignorada", "Los Peón y Mimí Ginés. Lealtades y silencios" y "Género y equidad".Food Blogger. Los URL de mis BLOGS son: http://misrecetasydemas.blogspot.mx/ https://consabormexicano.wordpress.com/Yucatán en mi cocina (https://mcossiopeon.wordpress.com).En ellos encontrarán recetas de la antigua cocina mexicana, con muchas recetas de Yucatán y algunas incursiones en la cocina internacional. Instagram: RecetasMercedes. Twitter: @RecetasMercedes

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