Red beans, which are often included in bean stews.
Bean stews are popular menu items around the world and can be made with a variety of ingredients and seasonings. Local ingredients are used to flavor some feijoadas, such as some Portuguese, Moroccan, and Lebanese feijoadas, making them a favorite in the region. While many stews are filled with a combination of meat, beans, and vegetables, stews can be made vegetarian. They can also be flavored with a single type of meat or with multiple meats for a more complex combination of flavors.
Bean stews often feature many different types of local beans and meat.
Bean stew recipes vary in different parts of the world, often incorporating a variety of local ingredients, making the dish unique to the region. The bean stew in Morocco may include a spicy local turkey sausage, while the Brazilian bean stew may have a combination of chorizo and minced ham. The sausage is often seasoned with locally grown peppercorns to add spice.
A winter bean stew can be made with potatoes, carrots, and other healthy vegetables.
Some bean stews are made vegetarian-style and no meat or broth is added. A variety of vegetables, such as carrots, potatoes, and cabbage, can be used to flavor vegetarian bean stews. Local and seasonal vegetables can be used to create a variety of tasty vegetable stews, such as Garlic White Bean Stew, Hearty Black Bean and Lentil Stew, and Bean Stew with Winter Vegetables.
Black beans can be used to make a variety of stews.
At the other end of the spectrum, meat can be the star ingredient in many bean-filled stews. Lamb, smoked pork knuckle, and sausage can be served in bean stews. To add heart and flavor, many stews feature a combination of meats mixed with beans. Ground beef and bacon can be paired with a stew made with beans, and a recipe for stewed beans includes bacon and smoked ham.
Fish such as salmon are a good addition to bean stew recipes.
For hunters, the daily bounty of bushmeat is often used in a bean stew. Deer, boar, and other wildlife may be used to flavor the bean stew, which can then be cooked over an open fire. Rabbit, duck and turkey are other hearty options for cooks who prefer to harvest their stew ingredients from nature.
In addition to the forest, the steams and oceans of the world may contain suitable ingredients for bean stew. Ocean creatures like shrimp and salmon are very suitable for bean stew recipes. For more exotic flavors, lobster, crab, and mussels can be included in bean stews. For fish lovers, a variety of fish including mung, trout, and whitefish offer flavors to enhance bean stew recipes.