Ojo de Cabra Estofado (Eye of the Goat Bean Stew) Recipe
- 1-2 cups dried Ojo de Cabra beans
- 1 Ham Hock, smoked
- 1-2 pounds Pork butt or shoulder (or sirloin if you have to), trimmed
- 12-14 New Potatoes, whole baby ones
- 1 tablespoon Cumin, toasted
- 4 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2-4 Chipotle Chiles en Adobo, to taste
- 2-3 Poblano Chiles, stemmed and diced
- 1 Onion, sliced
- 10-12 Tomatillos, paper removed, halved
- 2 cans Hominy, white or yellow or mixed, drained and rinsed
- No aovernight soaka nonsense.
- Put the dry beans in a stock pot and cover them with two inches off water.
- Add the ham hock and salt & pepper to taste.
- Bring to a boil, cover, and cook 1-2 hours until tender.
- Cube the pork and brown it, toast the cumin, slice and dice everything for your mis en place.
- When the beans are nearly tender, add the other ingredients.
- Traditional estofado are rather thick, not thin or soupy like American stews.
- Adjust the liquid level to whatever you like - drain some bean water or add more as needed.
- Cook at least another half hour to meld the flavors.
beans, ham, shoulder, potatoes, cumin, garlic, chiles, chiles, onion, paper, hominy
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/ojo-de-cabra-estofado-eye-of-the-goat-bean-stew-7417 (may not work)