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Frijol Blanco con Bacalao Capeado

Name: Frijol Blanco con Bacalao Capeado
Total time: 13 h 16 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Oaxacan
Ingredients: 1.4 kg salted cod fillets, boneless, cut into 5 x 10 cm strips (about 3 lb); 1 L water, for poaching the cod; 1 sprig fresh epazote; 120 g all-purpose flour, for dredging; 8 egg whites; 6 egg yolks; 360 ml vegetable oil, for frying; 1 kg dried navy beans, rinsed (about 2 1/4 lb); 4.7 L water, for cooking the beans; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 50 g white onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup); 4 cloves garlic, 2 roughly chopped, 2 minced; 500 g tomatoes, chopped (about 2 3/4 cups); 2 L water, added to the beans for the soup; 4 whole cloves; 4 whole allspice berries; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 40 g fresh cilantro, minced (about 1 cup); sea salt, only if needed; the fish is salty, to taste; corn tortillas, warm, to taste

A Lenten Oaxacan white bean stew: navy beans simmered with tomato, clove, allspice and cilantro, finished with strips of desalted salt cod poached, dipped in whipped egg batter and fried until puffy, then dropped into the pot.

YieldServes 8
Hands-on2 h
Total13 h 16 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Fish

1.4 kgsalted cod fillets, boneless, cut into 5 x 10 cm strips (about 3 lb)
1 Lwater, for poaching the cod
1 sprigfresh epazote

Batter

120 gall-purpose flour, for dredging
8egg whites
6egg yolks
360 mlvegetable oil, for frying

Beans

1 kgdried navy beans, rinsed (about 2 1/4 lb)
4.7 Lwater, for cooking the beans
1 tbspvegetable oil
50 gwhite onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
4 clovesgarlic, 2 roughly chopped, 2 minced
500 gtomatoes, chopped (about 2 3/4 cups)
2 Lwater, added to the beans for the soup
4whole cloves
4whole allspice berries
1 tspcumin seeds
40 gfresh cilantro, minced (about 1 cup)
to tastesea salt, only if needed; the fish is salty

To serve

to tastecorn tortillas, warm

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Egg
Fish
Birds' eggs (any)
Cod
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Cilantro / coriander
Epazote
Allspice
Clove
Cumin

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop
Mortar and pestle

Season

Spring
Winter

Occasion

Holiday

Effort

Over 90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: moderate
Fiber: high
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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