Easy Fanesca Imitation

Total Time: 12 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 12 hrs Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups hard squash, raw, cubed
• 1 1/2 cups figleaf squash, raw, cubed
• 1 cup cabbage, raw, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups dry beans
• 1/4 cup rice, dry
• 1/2 lb salt cod fish
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon achiote
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 onions
• 1 dash pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup natural-style peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups frozen broad beans
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 3 cups hominy
• 1/2 cup 'chochos' or 'lupini' beans
• green plantain
• egg

Recipe

• 1 ahead of time, cook the squashes, cabbage, rice and beans separately and soak the fish. save the liquids from the beans and fish.
• 2 if the broad beans still have the shells, remove them.
• 3 when ready to prepare:.
• 4 1. in a large pot, fry onion in 1 t butter with achiote and 3 minced cloves of garlic until the onion is transparent.
• 5 2. add pepper and1/4 tsp cumin and fry additional minute.
• 6 3. cut the fish in medium sized pieces (to preference).
• 7 4. add a half cup of saved fish water, half-and-half, and the bean water to make one liter of liquid. if the bean water does not reach a liter, add water.
• 8 5. add peanut butter, squash, sambo, cabbage, and rice; boil for 20 minutes, stirring, until it reaches a creamy consistency.
• 9 6. add the hominy, both types of beans (make sure the broad beans have no shells), and peas, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 10 7. add the fish, simmer for 5 minutes. more of the fish water may be added to taste.
• 11 8. add chochos.
• 12 top with any/all of the following:.
• 13 1. fried plantain: cut the plantains into pieces about an inch long, microwave until soft, press flat with a flat knife or a can, and fry in oil of your choice until golden brown.
• 14 2. hard-boiled egg, peeled and halved.
• 15 3. empanadas.