White Bean and Pork Rib Soup Recipe

Ana Flores — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:05:46 +0000

When I started writing my cookbook “Delicious El Salvador,” my Salvadoran friends would always ask me if I planned to include my recipe of white bean and pork rip soup; well, here it is!

The combination of white beans, oregano, pork, annatto, and thyme creates a velvety texture that explodes with flavors.

White Bean and Pork Rib Soup- Sopa de Frijoles Blancos con Costilla de Cerdo

Serves 6

1½ cups dried white or navy beans (12 ounces)
8 cups water
2 pounds baby back pork ribs cut into individual ribs
1 large or 2 small bay leaves
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped tomato
1 teaspoon ground annatto seeds
1 tablespoon fresh thyme (1 teaspoon if dried)
2 cups coarsely chopped carrots
1½ teaspoons salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon dried oregano

Sort through the beans for any little stones or shriveled/broken beans and discard. Rinse in cold water, place in large pot, and add the 8 cups of water.

Over medium to high heat bring the beans and water to a boil, and then add the ribs, bay leaf, garlic, onion, tomato, annatto, salt, and thyme. Bring everything to a full boil, cover, and immediately reduce heat to medium. Cook the soup for about 2 hours, stirring every so often.

Remove ½ cup of beans and 1 cup of liquid from the soup; set aside and let it cool slightly. Meanwhile, add the carrots to the pot and continue cooking for about 15 minutes. Purée the ½ cup of beans and the 1 cup of liquid in a blender or food processor and stir in back into the soup.

Cook uncovered for another 5 minutes, then remove from the stove. Discard the bay leaf and correct the salt. Add and stir the black pepper to taste Serve hot and lightly sprinkle each serving with the dried oregano.

Latina Food Bloggers’ Favorite Recipes, Cookbooks and Holiday Meals

Ana Flores — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:05:00 +0000

As 2011 comes to a close, we want to celebrate those Latina food bloggers we love and the recipes, cookbooks and meals they love. Browse the pages below and discover some Latino culinary gems.

Blogger: Vianney Rodriguez

Blog: Sweet Life

Vianney´s top 3 Latino cookbooks of 2011:

Paletas- by Fany Gerson I spent my entire summer drawing inspiration from the flavors of my childhood featured in each page.

Truly Mexican: Essential Recipes and Techniques for Authentic Mexican Cooking- by Roberto Santibanez I loved Roberto’s first book Rosa’s New Mexican Table that there was no way I was missing out in his new cookbook. I love Roberto’s pride in cooking authentic Mexican food and Fany was his former pastry Chef. So I love him for his food and introducing me to Fany.

Frida’s Fiestas – By Guadalupe Rivera and Marie Pierre Colle This cookbook is written by Diego Rivera’s daughter. This cookbook takes place in The Blue House in Coyoacán. The cookbook is a cycle of the twelve fiestas Frida planned with excerpts of her personal notebook.

Vianney´s favorite recipe on her blog from 2011:

One of my favorite recipes was my sopa de fideo. Complete comfort in a bowl.

Vianney´s must-have dish for a Latino Holiday meal:

A great margarita. My obsession for margaritas has carried over to my blog and they are currently my biggest attraction.

Bloggers: Yvette Marquez and Veronica Gonzalez

Blog: Muy Bueno Cookbook

Yvette´s top 3 Latino cookbooks of 2011:

Fresh Mexico -by Marcela Valladolid

Truly Mexican -by Roberto Santibanez

Homesick Texan -by Lisa Fain

Yvette´s and her readers´ favorite recipe on the blog from 2011:

2011 Reader Favorites: Pumpkin Empanadas and Capirotada

My favorite: Enchiladas Verdes

Yvette´s must-have dish for a Latino Holiday meal:

That’s a tough one…Tamales and Bizcochos

Blogger: Marta Darby

Blog: My Big Fat Cuban Family

Marta´s top 3 Latino (Cuban!) Cookbooks of 2011:

1) ¡Sabor! A Passion for Cuban Cuisine by Ana Quincoces Rodriguez (She also features her recipe: My Big Fat Cuban Torrejas with guava and cream cheese in this beautiful volume.)

2) Authentic Cuban Cuisine by Martha Abreu Cortina

3) Her own cookbook: My Big, Fat, Cuban Family Cookbook. (self-published)

Marta´s readers’ favorite recipe on her blog from 2011:

Homemade Cuban Chicken Soup

Marta´s Must-Have Dish for a Latino Holiday Meal:

Arroz con Pollo

Blogger: Morena Escardó

Blog: Perú Delights

Morena´s top 3 Latino cookbooks of 2011:

My Sweet Mexico (Fanny Gerson and Ed Anderson)

Dulce: Desserts in the Latin-American Tradition (Joseluis Flores)

El Gran Libro del Postre Peruano (Sandra Plevisani)

Morena´s favorite recipe on her blog from 2011:

“We love tres leches, because its a staple in our family. Our readers like it too, but the most popular thing is papa a la huancaina, which of course, we LOVE too.”

Morena’s must-have dish for a Latino Holiday meal:

Pastel de choclo, tres leches, causa limeña

Blogger: Leslie Limón

Blog: La Cocina de Leslie

Leslie’s top 3 Latino cookbooks of 2011:

My Sweet Mexico by Fany Gerson (It’s from 2010, but it’s the newest addition to my cookbook collection and I am loving it!)

On a Stick! by Matt Armendariz

Homesick Texan by Lisa Fain

Leslie´s readers´ favorite recipe from 2011:

Enfrijoladas

Leslie´s must-have dish for a Latino holiday meal….

Any postre made with homemade Guava-sauce! It’s what Navidad should smell like.