Recipes
Drover-Style Beans
Rustic and steeped in history, drover-style beans are a cherished part of Brazil’s culinary heritage, with an irresistible combination of flavors!
Ingredients
- •100 grams chopped bacon
- •200 grams black-eyed peas, cooked al dente
- •250 grams cassava flour
- •1 1/2 links Brazilian calabresa smoked sausage, chopped
- •1 collard green leaf, chopped
- •3 garlic cloves, chopped
- •1 onion, chopped
- •Annatto powder to taste
- •Butter, oil or olive oil to taste
- •All-purpose seasoning to taste
Instructions
- 1
Heat a large pan with a little oil or olive oil and add the butter. Add the chopped bacon and fry, stirring well, until lightly browned.
- 2
Add the chopped sausage and fry until browned, stirring well. Add the chopped onion and garlic and sauté until lightly browned.
- 3
Add the all-purpose seasoning and annatto powder to taste. Sauté briefly, stirring thoroughly.
- 4
Add the cooked black-eyed peas and mix well. Add the chopped collard greens and stir until lightly wilted.
- 5
Gradually add the cassava flour, stirring until everything is evenly combined.
- 6
Once the flour is lightly toasted, turn off the heat. The drover-style beans are ready to serve.