Red beans with beef ribs
Slow-cooked kidney beans with beef ribs in a rich sauce made with pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and chili peppers, similar to a traditional Guatemalan dish.
This traditional dish from Central America combines kidney beans and beef ribs in a thick sauce with grilled hot peppers, pumpkin seeds, and sesame.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time1 hr
- Resting12 hr
- Total13 hr 30 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostModerate
- Cooking methodpressure cooker
- Estimated cost$20.01 $5.00 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $0.87
- $12.94
- $0.21
- $3.35
- $0.09
- $1.06
- $1.46
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- The day before, sort the beans, place them in a non-metallic container, and cover them with water, adding an extra litre of water. Cover with a clean cloth. ≈ 3 min
- On the same day, discard the soaking water and rinse the beans twice. ≈ 2 min
- Cut the beef bones into pieces. ≈ 8 min
- Place the beans, meat, whole peeled garlic head, and half of the onion in a pressure cooker. Cover with water and cook for 35 minutes from the time the cooker starts hissing, without adding salt.
- While that’s happening, grill the chili peppers, tomatoes, the remaining half of the onion, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds, then put them in the blender.
- Once the beans are cooked, remove the onion and garlic. Add a little of the cooking liquid to the blender and blend until smooth. ≈ 4 min
- Pour cette sauce, combine the ingredients and pour it over the beans. Mix well and add water if needed – the dish should remain quite liquid. Season with salt. ≈ 4 min
- Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Serve in hollow bowls with rice, tortillas, and hot peppers to your liking. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Red beans with beef ribs
- 450 g of dried kidney beans$0.87
- 450 g of beef ribs$12.94
- 1 medium onion$0.21
- 2 tomatoes$3.35
- One head of garlic$0.09
- 60 g of pumpkin seeds$1.06
- 60 g of sesame seeds$1.46
- salt$0.03
Total$20.01
that's $5.00 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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