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Calulu-Style Corn & Bean Stew

Name: Calulu-Style Corn & Bean Stew
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Sao Tome and Principe
Ingredients: 200g Hominy corn; 200g White beans; 1 Sweet potato; 1/4 head Cabbage; 1 Onion; 80g Bacon

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Corn, beans, and vegetables simmered long together — a nourishing stew packed with the island's bounty.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A braised dish common across the Atlantic islands, built around corn and beans with whatever vegetables, fish, or meat are available. Simmering it slowly over time deepens the flavor — a representative home dish of island cooking.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Made in a large pot and shared among family and friends. It tastes even better the next day as the flavors settle in.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Hominy corn 200g
White beans 200g
Sweet potato 1
Cabbage 1/4 head
Onion 1
Bacon 80g

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mince the onion, and cut the sweet potato and cabbage into bite-sized pieces.
Sauté the bacon and onion in a pot.
Add the hominy corn and water and simmer about 30 minutes.
Add the sweet potato and white beans and simmer 20 more minutes.
Add the cabbage and simmer until tender, seasoning with salt to finish.

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