Cooking Instructions
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Step 1
Soak the
Dry Pinto Beans (200 g)
in
Water (1.4 L)
overnight. You can use canned pinto beans if you want.
Step 2
Strain beans and plate in large pot. Add
Water (1.4 L)
and
Ham Hock (225 g)
. Bring to a boil, cover pot and reduce to a simmer. Cook 1-2 hours or until tender
Step 3
While beans are cooking, make the guiso. Heat
Vegetable Oil (30 mL)
in a large skillet. Add
Tomatoes (360 g)
,
Scallion (1)
,
Onions (9 g)
,
Garlic (2 cloves)
,
Fresh Cilantro (1/2 bunch)
, and
Ground Cumin (as needed)
. Cook for 10-15 minutes.
Step 4
Add the
Carrot (1)
,
Plantain (1)
and guiso (mixture from previous step) to the beans. Cook for one more hour. Set aside.
Step 5
Place
Flank Steak (455 g)
in a plastic bag with
Garlic (2 cloves)
,
Scallions (2)
,
Onion (1)
,
Ground Cumin (as needed)
,
Salt (1 pinch)
, and
Ground Black Pepper (1 pinch)
in a bag. Let marinate in fridge for 3 hours.
Step 6
Place steak in a medium pot with all other ingredients. Bring to boil, cover and reduce to a simmer and cook for 1 hour or until beef is fully cooked through.
Step 7
Once meat is done, place into a food processor. Process beef until it reaches the consistency you see in the picture.
Step 8
Heat
Vegetable Oil (60 mL)
in pan under medium heat. Fry the
Plantains (4)
on each side for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
Step 9
Combine
Scallion (1)
,
Tomatoes (360 g)
,
Garlic (2 cloves)
,
Ground Cumin (2 g)
with
Salt (to taste)
, and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
. Heat
Vegetable Oil (45 mL)
in a skillet. Add mixture and cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. This is Hogao.
Step 10
Heat skillet to medium high. Slice the
Mexican Chorizo (4)
and toss into pan. Cook until fully cooked through, approximately 5 minutes.
Step 11
Slice
Skin-On Pork Belly (905 g)
as seen in the picture. Toss with
Baking Soda (7 g)
in a small bowl.
Step 12
Place pieces skin side down in a saucepan. Pour in
Water (600 mL)
with
Salt (3 g)
. Cook over medium low heat. Simmer until all the water evaporates, for about 1 hour.
Step 13
Remove bellies from sauce pan. Cook in skillet under medium heat until all sides are brown and crispy, about 15 minutes.
Step 14
Fry your
Eggs (4)
, reheat beans, and plate with chorizo, powdered beef, pork belly, plantains and hogao!
