Frijoles Antioqueños are the typical beans from Antioquia. They are cooked with tomatoes and onions and often used for a kind of stew. The traditional Colombian beans from Antioquia are a well-known dish throughout Colombia.

For this original Colombian recipe of Frijoles Antioqueños we use only the fresh Colombian beans and few ingredients.

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Frijoles Antioqueños – Traditional Colombian beans from Antioquia

Frijoles Antioqueños is a traditional dish from the Colombian region of Antioquia. It is characterized by its creamy texture and rich flavor that comes from slow-cooked white beans. Frijoles Antioqueños is often served with rice, avocado, fried plantains and arepas. Here you can find the original recipe from my time in Colombia.

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Prep Time 6

Cook Time 30

Total Time 6 30

Course Main course

Cuisine Colombian

Servings 2

Equipment

Ingredients

3 cups beans
1 onion
2 tomatoes
½ bunch green onions
3 cloves garlic
Salt

Instructions

Soak the beans in water for six hours.
Cut the onion and tomatoes into small cubes.
Put some oil in the pot and heat it slightly. Add the onions and fry them lightly. Be careful not to burn your ingredients.
Finely chop the garlic cloves and cut the scallions into small pieces and add them to the pot.
Add the tomatoes to the pot and bring everything together to a gentle boil over medium heat.
Add the beans and fill with enough water to cover all the beans.
In the pressure cooker, cook the beans for about 30 minutes.
Salt is now used to season your beans.
Using a soup ladle, transfer the beans from the pot to a small bowl and serve.

Notes

If you don’t want to use a pressure cooker, you will need to simmer the beans on low heat for about three hours.
You can use garlic to your liking.
The beans taste even better the next day!
You can find more useful tips and information further down in the article.

How to thicken frijoles antioqueños?

Frijoles Antioqueños are traditionally thickened with grated plantains or carrots. You can also mash or puree some beans to thicken your frijoles antioqueños.

What is the shelf life of Frijoles Antioqueños?

Covered with a lid in the crock pot, the Colombian beans Frijoles Antioqueños will keep for at least two days.

They taste even better the day after you make them! Make sure it’s not too hot in your kitchen.

Packed in an airtight container, you can store your Frijoles Antioqueños in the refrigerator for several days.

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