Name: Bandeja paisa
Yield: 4-6
Cuisine: Colombia
Ingredients: 1 lb dried red beans, soaked overnight; 1 lb pork belly, in strips; 1/2 lb ground beef; 2 chorizo sausages; 2 cups white rice, cooked; 4 eggs; 2 ripe plantains, sliced; 2 avocados; 4 arepas; 1 onion, 2 tomatoes, 3 scallions, 3 garlic cloves for sofrito; Salt and cumin

Where it comes from

The dish comes from the Paisa region of Colombia's Andean highlands and grew out of hearty farm meals. It is now seen as a national symbol and served across the country.

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Recipe

Make Bandeja paisa at home

Serves 4-6Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb dried red beans, soaked overnight
1 lb pork belly, in strips
1/2 lb ground beef
2 chorizo sausages
2 cups white rice, cooked
4 eggs
2 ripe plantains, sliced
2 avocados
4 arepas
1 onion, 2 tomatoes, 3 scallions, 3 garlic cloves for sofrito
Salt and cumin

How it's made

Simmer the beans with a piece of pork belly, half the onion and salt for about 1.5 hours until creamy.
Make a sofrito of onion, tomato, scallion, garlic and cumin and stir half into the beans.
Fry the remaining pork belly strips until crisp and golden.
Brown the ground beef with the remaining sofrito and season.
Fry the chorizo, then the plantains until caramelized, and then the eggs sunny side up.
Plate the rice, beans, meats, plantain, egg, avocado slices and an arepa together.