Porotos granados

 Porotos granados is a chilean dish, it is a dish to eat in summer using seasonal products; porotos (green beans) and corn that are harvested in summer.

Porotos are green beans , harvested before complete maduration.

Pilco is the name given to the corn.

There is a different version of the dish with 'mazamorra' a mixture of corn flour and milk to thicken the broth.

Ingredients:


- 325 grams of green beans.
- 150 grams of corn.
- 1 onion.
- 1 garlic clove.
- Oil.
- Salt.
- Pepper.

- 1 Carrot.
- 1 tablespoon basil.
- 1 tablespoon papikra.
- 200 grams pumkin.
- Water.
- 2 Tomatoes.

Method:

1- Cut the onion, garlic and carrot in little pieces, sautée in a casserole until it gets golden.

2- Add pepper, papikra, basil and salt. Stir and cook for 1 minute.

3- Cut tomatoes in little pieces and add them to the casserole, add the beans and cook for another minute.

4- Add warm water until all the ingredients are covered and cook for half an hour covered with a lid at medium heat.

5- Add the pumpkin and corn. Cook for 1 or 2 hours if you are using normal beans and 15 minutes if you are using green beans.

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