Bandeja Paisa (Colombian Meat and Bean Platter)

Method

1. 1

   Stew beans with a spoon of the hogao base until creamy, ~90 minutes.

2. 2

   Make hogao: tomato and spring onion cooked down in oil; season the ground beef with half.

3. 3

   Score and slow-fry the pork belly until it blisters into chicharrón.

4. 4

   Fry sweet plantain slices; griddle small arepas; fry the eggs sunny.

5. 5

   Assemble everything on one oversized plate — beans center-stage, egg on the beef, avocado standing by.

   💡 There is no small bandeja. Portion control is for other dishes.