Pink Beans – Sol Food Style

3 Oct

This is a riff on the Puerto Rican dish served up at Sol Food in San Rafael. If you can get over there to buy a bottle of their hot sauce to go with it, you’re golden. Serve this with a slaw or salad drizzled in a lime-centric dressing and fresh avocado. They also serve plantains with it, if you really feel like going all out. I could eat this three meals a day! Yummmmmm!

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups dried pinto or pink beans (soak overnight)
  • Half an onion, chopped
  • One can of TJ’s roasted and diced green chili (or sub fresh green or red pepper)
  • Five cloves crushed garlic
  • Two bay leaves
  • One can of tomato
  • Three large russet potatoes, cubed
  • One cup green pitted olives, halved if large

Directions:

  1. Cook the beans fully, drain and set aside
    Sauté the onion until caramelized
    Add everything else to the pot
    High pressure in the Instant Pot for 20 minutes (stovetop, maybe 45?)
    Salt to taste, stir and serve!

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