Posted By Discussion Topic: Colombian dish (Bandeja Paisa)   ps3 12-02-2010 @ 2:06 PM                           reply Member Joined: Apr 2008 The official dish of the Antioquia region of Colombia, bandeja paisa. Bandeja Paisa Red Beans Ingredients •3 cups dried red beans (substitute canned or a different type of bean) •Carrot, rough chopped •Green plantain, finely diced •Salt •Pepper Process 1.Soak dried beans over night in enough water to cover the beans plus an extra inch or so. 2.Pressure cook for 20 minutes. 3.Add carrots and pressure cook for another 20 minutes. 4.Remove carrots and place in a blender and whiz smooth with some of the cooking liquid. Return liquid to pot along with plantains. 5.Pressure cook for another 20 minutes. *Tip of the day: You can tell when the beans are fully cooked when you can take one and split the skin by blowing on the seam of the bean. Carne Machaca Ingredients •2 lb. beef roast •Water •1 small tomato •1 small onion •2 cloves of garlic •Salt •Pepper to taste Process Read on Desayuno Trancado Jammed Breakfast Sancocho Recipe Green Beans - How to Prepare a Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dish 1.Puree the tomato, onion, and garlic in a blender with a little water. 2.Bring a pot of water to boil with the puree. Place roast into boiling water and cook through (about half an hour depending on thickness). You can slice the roast into thinner pieces for faster cooking time. 3.Remove the roast and cut into small pieces. Grind these pieces in a food processor until you have a fine mixture. Chicarrones Colombianas Ingredients •Strips of pork belly •Oil for frying Process 1.Score the skin of the pork belly along with the meat. 2.Fry in 350 degree oil until the skin is crisp and the meat is cooked through. Take care here as the fat tends to pop and spit oil. Use a lid for the pan for protection. Morcia (blood sausage) and Chorizo Ingredients •1 lb. of morcia, black pudding, or other blood sausage •1 lb. of Colombian chorizo, or other spicy dried sauage •Oil for frying Process 1.Pan fry sausages until crisp and cooked through. Arepa (Colombian corn bread) Cooked Rice Fried yellow plantains (Tajadas) same as recipe here, but substitute yellow plantain Fried egg (over easy) Plating: Serve beans in a separate bowl. Line a platter with rice, meats, plantains, slices of avocado, and top with a fried egg. Anticipate taking a nap after consumption calibogo12 01-28-2011 @ 1:34 PM                           reply Member Joined: Oct 2009 I went to Colombia about 2 years ago and I had the chance to try Bandeja paisa… this dish shouldn’t be posted here! It is extremely delicious but unhealthy. I didn’t feel like eating for the rest of the day> it was just too much food and fat. pod17 01-28-2011 @ 6:26 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 Doesnt look unhealthy from the recipe - its just beans, carrot and plantain? I've never heard of it, but it sounds good to me. But I think it probably needs the heat of a hot country, the sound of the ocean. Unless...is all that stuff supposed to come on one plate? In which case that is a calorie overload. I never do blood sausage. And limit sausage to the occasional hangover fry up.