Portuguese Bean Stew Feijao a Portuguesa

Ingredients

• 1 pound Portuguese chourio or Spanish chorizo (cured spicy pork sausage)
• 1 pound dried navy or Great Northern beans
• ½ teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 pound sliced bacon
• 1 6 ounce can tomato paste
• 5 cups water
• + 2 more ingredients
• • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 large onion

Soak beans in cold water to cover by 2 inches 8 hours. Cook bacon in a 4- to 6-quart heavy pot until crisp. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Spoon off (and discard) all but about 3 tablespoons fat in pot. Cook onion in reserved fat over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden, 7 to 9 m...

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