Haitian Legumes Recipe

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Haitian Legumes
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Directions:

  1. Wash beef with lime juice, & salt; allow to marinate for 10 minutes.
  2. Rinse with cold water.
  3. Make a paste from green pepper, green onions, parsley, garlic and vinegar; rub it on meat and let marinate for about 30 minutes.
  4. Brown beef in small amount of oil.
  5. Add tomato paste, seasonings and water to cover the beef.
  6. Add chopped green bell pepper and place on top of the beef while it is cooking.
  7. Let the beef cook until tender, continually adding tomato paste mixture as needed, so beef does not burn or dry out.
  8. After meat is tender, bring a large pot with a medium amount of water to a boil and start placing in the vegetables.
  9. First, add the cabbage and eggplant, next add the lima beans and green beans. Add the carrots, and chayottes - allow to steam until somewhat tender, then add spinach and watercress.
  10. Pour some oil over the vegetables, add the butter and 1 Maggi cube - continue to let steam till tender.
  11. Once tender, add the vegetables to beef mixture and stir everything together.
  12. Let cook for another 10-20 minutes.
  13. Taste, adjust seasonings.
  14. If necessary, add another Maggi cube.
  15. Taste again, and adjust all the seasonings.
  16. This also goes very well with white rice and black beans or kidney beans, that have been cooked down and blended in a blender to make sauce pois(bean sauce).
  17. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 328.67 Kcal (1376 kJ)
Calories from fat 108.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g 18%
Cholesterol 29.43mg 10%
Sodium 125.74mg 5%
Potassium 1326.01mg 28%
Total Carbs 38.39g 13%
Sugars 12.57g 50%
Dietary Fiber 13.76g 55%
Protein 20.87g 42%
Vitamin C 112mg 187%
Vitamin A 1mg 32%
Iron 16mg 89%
Calcium 124mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 68.7 Kcal (288 kJ)
Calories from fat 22.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.51g 18%
Cholesterol 6.15mg 10%
Sodium 26.28mg 5%
Potassium 277.16mg 28%
Total Carbs 8.02g 13%
Sugars 2.63g 50%
Dietary Fiber 2.88g 55%
Protein 4.36g 42%
Vitamin C 23.4mg 187%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 32%
Iron 3.3mg 89%
Calcium 25.9mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.8
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

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