5 pot olla Recipes

chickpeas, drained, fat carrot, peeled and thickly sliced, rich chicken or vegetable stock, pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths, slightly underripe pears (such as anjou), peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch chunks, coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, olive oil, garlic cloves, chopped, a handful of blanched almonds, onion, chopped, sweet paprika (not smoked ), ripe tomatoes, finely chopped, saffron threads, crumbled and steeped in a few spoonfuls of hot stock for fifteen minutes, red wine vinegar, or more to taste, fresh mint, crusty bread and butter for serving (you can also easily serve this over rice or couscous)

dried beans (black, pink , or pinto), cold water (approximately ), onion, roughly sliced, pork fat (i use bacon drippings), salt (to taste), epazote (if using black beans)

dried black beans, onion, halved, garlic, canola oil or lard, kosher salt