Sunny's Easy Bean and Kale Stew

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings
  • Total: 40 min
  • Active: 15 min
This is an easy stew I've adapted from my grilling beans recipe that I make so much, there's really no recipe. That's what keeps it so simple; you just pour everything in the pot and let it go. So many different canned beans work here, including cannellini or pinto. If you can't find gochujang in a store or can't wait to get it online, the same amount of sambal or garlic chile paste works!
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Ingredients

1/2 large sweet onion, chopped

1/4 cup thin sliced baby carrots

One 15.5-ounce can black beans

One 15.5-ounce can black-eyed peas

One 15.5-ounce can kidney beans

Freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup vegetable stock, or more as needed

1/4 cup barbecue sauce

2 tablespoons gochujang

4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

8 ounces chopped curly kale, stemmed

Directions

  1. In a large pot on medium heat, add the onion, carrots, black beans, black-eyed peas, kidney beans and a few grinds of pepper. Use the vegetable stock to swish all the contents out of each can into the pot. Add the barbecue sauce, gochujang and garlic. Once the pot begins to bubble, add the kale and push it down beneath the moisture line. Add more water or stock if needed to cover the kale. Cook until the kale is tender, about 20 minutes more. Serve warm.

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I can’t get enough of this recipe. I’ve made it several times since seeing Sunny make it. Quick and healthy. I stick to the recipe and use Gate’s bbq sauce.

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