Hi! mi name is Brandon I am a Peruvian Cook and today I will share with you a tradicional dessert of my country ¨Frejol Colado¨,that is basicaly a Bean Mousse, Beans are slow cooked and spiced with cinnamon and cloves to add an incredible flavor!, in fact is one of my favorites desserts, the steps are simple, ingredients are cheap and easy to get, the key to make this dessert is patience.
I guess that was a good intro right?, if you are ready to cook, lets start!
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Frejol Colado / Beans Mousse | Servings 8
Ingredients :
- 300 gr of White Bean or Read Beans (Soaked on water the day before cooking)
- 600 gr of brown sugar
- 2 Cinnamon Sticks
- 2 Cloves
- A pinch of Salt
- 400 ml of Evaporated Milk
- 300 ml of water
- Sesame Seeds to garnish
The trick here is to use beans that are not canned, look for latinoamericancinammon if possible (like Mexican ciannamon)) since the flavor of other cinnamons are different
Directions :
- Cook the beans in a big pot (or pressure cooker) with the cinnamon and cloves for at least 1 hour (1:30) if possible cook it at medium/ high temperature , want we want is that beans start to fall apart.
- Once its cooked we remove the spices and we blend/process it with the water and pass it through a sift this will give a smooth and uniform texture.
- Add the mix to a big pot with the sugar and let it cook for at least 30 min on medium heat, it might take less what we are looking here is to get a creamy texture
- Once you are getting like a thick/ dry mix add the milk , what we are looking for is that the milk help us to get a Mousse texture and it needs to integrate with the other ingredients.
- Once you get a consistency like this turn off your heat and let it cool for 1 hour
- Toast a bit your sesame Seeds
- Once yor mix rested , serve and garnish with some sessame seeds
Ok guys, I hope you enjoyed my recipe, as I told you it was not hard to prepare all you needed was a little patience
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