Cape Verdean Bean And Sausage Stew (jagacida)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, minced
• 4 ounces linguica sausage, 1/2 cup minced (chourico or portuguese)
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup paprika
• 2 cups water
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (16 ounce) can butter beans
• 1 cup long-grain rice (preferably uncle ben's)

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a heavy saucepan and sauté the onion and sausage for about 2 minutes.
• 2 add the garlic and paprika and continue to cook for 3 minutes, or until the onion is translucent and the sausage is cooked.
• 3 add the water, salt, pepper, and bay leaves.
• 4 cover and bring to a boil.
• 5 add the beans and rice and stir to make sure that all the ingredients are well mixed.
• 6 cover and simmer over low heat for about 35 minutes.
• 7 remove the bay leaves.
• 8 serve hot.