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Day: March 5, 2024

Sunset Runner Bean and Merguez Stew Recipe from Sunset

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Ingredients:

  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil, divided
  • 1 good-sized jalapeño chile, chopped
  • 2 cups total chopped yellow and red bell peppers
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cups Scarlet Runner beans, soaked overnight in cool water
  • 6 cups chicken broth (or veggie broth)
  • 12 oz. Merguez sausage (note, this dish can be made vegetarian by leaving the sausage out and adding ½ tsp. to 1 tsp. of smoked paprika for flavor)
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped tomatoes
  • Kosher salt and pepper
  • Chopped flat-leaf parsley

Preparation:

In a pot, sauté onion, 2 tbsp. oil, chile, and peppers until softened. Add garlic and cook a couple minutes more. Spoon out half of this mixture and save it.

Drain beans and add to pot with broth. Simmer, covered, until tender, about 1 1/2 hours (this time depends a bit on how dry the beans are).

Cut sausages into chunks and brown them in a frying pan in the remaining oil. Stir in tomatoes and reserved pepper mixture and cook, stirring, to deglaze the pan. Scrape all this into the bean pot.

Simmer beans uncovered until flavors are blended, about 15 minutes. Ladle out some liquid if you’d like a thicker stew. Season the stew to taste with salt, pepper, and parsley.

Serves: 6

What is the difference between a Heirloom and Heritage beans?

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The terms “heirloom seed” and “heritage seed” are used interchangeably. An heirloom plant is an open-pollinated cultivar that was commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but which is not used in modern large-scale agriculture.

These beans are not genetically altered and therefore are not as easy to plant, grow, harvest, clean and separate and are best used within two years of harvesting. They do not all look the same – they are not all exactly the same size or color – but, like us, the beauty is really on the inside! The flavor of these beans is just better! Filled with energy and high nutrition and protein these are a great source of vitality and good health. Heritage beans will have up to three times the fiber content of commercially grown beans. this is one of the reasons they were so popular when fresh vegetables and fruits were difficult to obtain. We call them “nature’s broom!”

Don’t worry about the gas factor! We teach you how to properly prepare the beans without the ‘gas-effect’ and still have wonderful rich and satisfiying flavor.