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title: Bandeja Paisa (Colombian Meat and Bean Platter)
servings: 4
prep time: 30 minutes
cook time: 90 minutes
source: https://mycibora.com/recipes/bandeja-paisa
---

Gather @red kidney bean{400%g}, @white rice{300%g}, @ripe plantain{2} and @cornmeal{200%g}.

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

Make hogao: @tomato{2} and @spring onion{3} cooked down in oil; season the @ground beef{400%g} with half.

Score and slow-fry the @pork belly{300%g} until it blisters into chicharrón.

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

Assemble everything on one oversized plate — beans center-stage, @egg{4} on the beef, @avocado{2} standing by.