🇨🇺 Cuba recipe

Potaje

Name: Potaje
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Cuba
Ingredients: 500g dried white navy beans or red beans, soaked overnight and drained; 200g Spanish-style chorizo, sliced into 1cm rounds; 300g calabaza (Caribbean pumpkin) or butternut squash, peeled and cut into 3cm cubes; 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm cubes; 1 large yellow onion, finely diced; 1 large green bell pepper, finely diced; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 bay leaves; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1.5 liters water; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Potaje is a hearty Cuban bean stew that showcases the Spanish influence on Cuban cooking. White or red beans are simmered with calabaza (Caribbean pumpkin), potatoes, and chorizo in a richly spiced sofrito broth until everything melds into a thick, nourishing potage. It is the kind of soul-warming, one-pot meal that Cuban grandmothers have made for generations, especially during cooler months and Lenten season.

Prep15 mins + overnight soak

Cook1 hr 30 mins

Serves6

Difficultymedium

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Ingredients

500g dried white navy beans or red beans, soaked overnight and drained
200g Spanish-style chorizo, sliced into 1cm rounds
300g calabaza (Caribbean pumpkin) or butternut squash, peeled and cut into 3cm cubes
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm cubes
1 large yellow onion, finely diced
1 large green bell pepper, finely diced
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1.5 liters water
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste