Sausage Bean Stew is a delicious and versatile Polish – inspired stew made with smoked pork belly, kabanos (also known as cabanossi – a Polish smoked sausage) and canned kidney beans and simmered in a tomato sauce. Tastes great with a slice of bread, over rice or just like that.
This one pot sausage and bean stew is one of my go-to comfort food for busy-day dinners. It’s easy and quick to make, uses a handful of simple ingredients, and you can adjust it to your liking ! You can also make this recipe a day ahead, because the flavor gets better the longer it sits.
Ingredient used to make this cabanossi, pork belly and bean stew recipe
- 2 medium onions
- 500 g (1.1 lbs), canned kidney beans, drained
- 800 g (28.2 oz/ 4 cups) canned tomatoes, with their juices
- 300 g (10.6 oz) smoked pork belly
- 300 g (10.6 oz) cabanossi sausage
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
- approximately 400 ml (1 2/3 cups) water
How to make pork belly and bean stew with cabanossi
Begin by cutting pork belly and cabanossi into small pieces. Next peel and finely chop the onions.
Heat 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil in the pot at medium-high heat and brown the cabanossi.
Remove the sausage from the pot and set it aside.
Brown the pork belly in the same pot without adding extra oil.
Add the onions and saute for about 2 minutes. Then add tomato paste and stir well.
Next add tomatoes, kidney beans and water. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to medium low.
Let simmer for about 20 minutes. Keep stirring in between.
Add back the browned sausages
Cover and simmer for another 10 minutes. Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper if necessary.
Garnish with fresh parsley if desired and serve immediately.
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Sausage Bean Stew
Equipment
- Large pot
- Cutting board
- Knife
- spoon
Ingredients
- 2 medium onions
- 500 g (1.1 lbs) canned kidney beans drained
- 800 g (28.2 oz/ 4 cups) canned tomatoes with their juices
- 300 g (10.2 oz) store-bought smoked pork belly
- 300 g (10.2 oz) Cabanossi sausage or similar
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
- 400 ml (1 2/3 cups) water
Instructions
- Cut pork belly and cabanossi into small pieces. Then peel and finely chop the onions.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil in the pot at medium-high heat and brown the cabanossi. Remove the sausage and set it aside. Brown the pork belly in the same pot without adding extra oil.
- Add the onions and saute for about 2 minutes. Add tomato paste and stir well. Next add canned tomatoes, kidney beans and water. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium low. Simmer for 20 minutes, half covered. Keep stirring in between.
- Add back the browned sausages, stir well and simmer for another 10 minutes, half covered. Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper if necessary. (SEE NOTE 1)
- Garnish with fresh parsley if desired and serve immediately.
Notes
- Taste the stew before adding salt, because pork belly and cabanossi can be very salty.
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