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Habichuelas con Dulce

Name: Habichuelas con Dulce
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Dominican Republic
Ingredients: 400g (canned) Red kidney beans; 400ml Coconut milk; 200ml Evaporated Milk; 1 Sweet potato; 120g Sugar; 40g Raisins; 1 Cinnamon stick; 4 pods Clove; A pinch Vanilla Extract; A pinch Salt; 20g Butter

Dessert

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 8

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Red beans sweetly simmered with coconut milk, sweet potato, and spices — a traditional Dominican Lenten dessert.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Habichuelas con dulce is a uniquely Dominican dessert: red beans are puréed and simmered sweet with coconut milk, evaporated milk, sweet potato, raisins, cinnamon, and cloves. It's made during Lent before Easter, with a custom of sharing it with neighbors and relatives. Topped with small cookies, it's eaten chilled or warm.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On an afternoon in Holy Week, neighbors bring bowls of habichuelas con dulce to one another, enjoying each household's different taste.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 8)

Red kidney beans 400g (canned)
Coconut milk 400ml
Evaporated Milk 200ml
Sweet potato 1
Sugar 120g
Raisins 40g
Cinnamon stick 1
Clove 4 pods
Vanilla Extract A pinch
Salt A pinch
Butter 20g

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Blend the red beans with 300ml water and strain into a smooth purée.
Dice the sweet potato small and boil until tender.
Put the purée, coconut milk, evaporated milk, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a pot over low heat.
Add the sugar, sweet potato, and raisins and simmer 20 minutes, stirring so it doesn't scorch.
Add the butter and vanilla and remove the cinnamon and cloves.
Serve warm or chilled.

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