Traditional Pico Island Style Bean Stew Recipe

1. Cook the butter beans in a good ammount of water.
2. Once cooked, remove the beans and using the bean broth, cook the pork, the black pudding and the chouriço sausage.
3. Stir in the chopped garlic, onions, carrots, bacon, parsley and bay leaves.
4. When done, add the olive oil, wine, the roughly chopped tomatoes and the tomato paste and let it cook a little.
5. Finally, add the stock, the chopped meat and the beans.
6. On very low heat, let it reach the boiling point.
7. Check the salt, turn off the heat and serve reheated after about one hour.

Adapted from a Recipe by: "TV7 dias - Arte de Bem Cozinhar - Cozinha Tradicional Portuguesa - Fascá­culo 1"