🇷🇴 Romania recipe

Fasole cu Ciolan

Name: Fasole cu Ciolan
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Romania
Ingredients: 500g dried white beans (fasole boabe), soaked overnight; 1 large smoked pork hock (ciolan afumat), about 800g; 2 large onions, finely diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 carrots, peeled and diced; 400g canned crushed tomatoes; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 tsp sweet paprika; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp dried thyme; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish; Pickled hot peppers (ardei iuti murati), for serving

Fasole cu Ciolan is one of Romania's most soul-satisfying dishes, a hearty bean stew built around a smoked pork hock that infuses the creamy white beans with an irresistible smokiness. Slowly simmered with onions, tomatoes, and a hint of paprika, the stew cooks until the beans are buttery soft and the pork falls apart at the touch of a fork. It is peasant cooking at its most glorious, served with crusty bread and pickled hot peppers.

Prep30 mins

Cook3 hours

Serves6

Difficultymedium

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