Trás-os-Montes bean stew

Ingredients

• 700 g cooked red kidney beans
• 500 g pork ribs, chopped
• 250 g pork belly, diced
• 1 Portuguese chouriço
• 1 small blood sausage (morcela)
• 1 small Savoy cabbage
• 1 onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt, pepper and water as needed

Step-by-step method

1. Simmer the pork ribs and belly in water until tender; keep some cooking broth.
2. Sauté chopped onion and garlic in olive oil with the bay leaves. Add the cooked pork and stir.
3. Add sliced chouriço, chopped cabbage and some broth. Simmer until the cabbage begins to soften.
4. Stir in the cooked beans and sliced morcela. Simmer gently for about 15 minutes, adding stock if needed.
5. Adjust the seasoning and serve hot, optionally with plain rice.