Haitian Cuisine: Sos Pwa (Red Bean Sauce)

Sos Pwa (red Bean Sauce) Recipe, Courtesy of "A Taste of Haiti"

2c dried kidney beans or pinto beans
1 tbsp oil
1/4 green bell pepper, diced
1/2 onion, diced
3 garlic clove, crushed and minced
1 shallot and/or chive, minced
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tsp salt, or to taste
1/4 tsp black pepper, or to taste
1 thyme sprig

Boil beans in 6c water on medium heat for 1 hour.

Heat oil in pot. Fry bell pepper, onion, shallots and/or chives, garlic, and tomato paste for 5 minutes and add beans. Add salt, pepper and thyme to beans and lower heat. Cook for 30 minutes until beans get tender and liquid get creamy and thick.

Place in blender to puree and put back in pot and cook for additional 30-45 minutes.

Dumplings Recipe, courtesy of "A Taste of Haiti"
Makes a dozen dumplings

2 1/4 c flour
1 tsp salt

Mix flour,salt and 1 cup of water, make sure there are no lumps. Using a spoon, shape the dumplings to desired shape and size, then add to boiling sauce or any other boiling soup of choice.

If you have any questions, post them below or inbox me.

Remember, you can also do this with white beans, black beans or sweet peas.

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Luv, D

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[Kiarnis]

Mmmm. LOVE when my dad makes this. <3

[luvinmyroots]

@Kiarnis so yummy, ppl don't know what they are missing!

[Wendy0025]

Do you know how to cook?

[luvinmyroots]

@Wendy0025 Yes...not good with Haitian food though. I grew up with it, but just now learning how to make it.

[Mana407]

lol I'm haitian and my husband is Jamaican.. i have his whole family calling dumplings "boy".

[luvinmyroots]

@Mana407 lol =)

[tismlove]

Thanks so much for these cooking videos. I am subbing now. My husband is Haitian and have been asking me to add some Haitian dish to my or every day menu these are so helpful thanks

[mytube445]

@luvinmyroots they don't cause I can eat sos pwa and rice or corn meal every day.

[CookingwithHaiti]

the proper names for the little floour balls in KREYOL are BOY and DOMBRE/donbre

[Gothkid15]

I'm American, but my friends family is Haitian. Love Sos Pwah. :p