Why settle for the ordinary when you can elevate your meat dish with the delightful company of gigantes beans? A conversation sparked this idea—why not take a twist on tradition? Why not the tender gigantes beans, along with generous portions of carrot, slow-cooked to perfection? And so it was done! This dish captures the essence of nostalgia, combining cherished flavors in the warmth of a grandmother's clay pot.
Ingredients:
• 1.200 kg pork shoulder, cut into pieces
• 500 g gigantes beans, soaked from the previous day
• 3 dried onions, sliced
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 3 cloves of garlic, sliced
• 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp fig syrup
• Salt, pepper
• Grelia olive oil
Instructions:
1. Boil the gigantes beans until tender, strain, and place them in the clay pot.
2. In the same pot, saute the pork pieces in olive oil until golden. Add the onion and tomato paste, saute until caramelized, then add garlic, celery, carrot, and bay leaves.
3. Pour warm water over the mixture until the pork is almost covered, season with salt and pepper, and add a dash of fig syrup. Simmer until the meat is tender.
4. Combine the cooked pork and veggies with the gigantes beans in the clay pot. Place the clay pot in the oven at 180°C (356°F) to harmonize flavors and achieve a melt-in-the-mouth texture.
5. Your dish is ready when the pork and gigantes beans acquire a rich color and blend together perfectly.
Enjoy the culmination of your efforts! A successful feast awaits you!"
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