Ciolan cu Fasole

Name: Ciolan cu Fasole
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 1 smoked pork knuckle; 2 cups dried beans, soaked; 2 carrots; 2 tbsp tomato paste

Ciolan cu Fasole/chee-oh-LAHN koo fah-SOH-leh/

About this dish

A hearty smoked pork knuckle and bean stew, a classic Romanian comfort dish.

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Ingredients

🥩1 smoked pork knuckle

🫘2 cups dried beans, soaked

🥕2 carrots

🍅2 tbsp tomato paste

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the smoked pork knuckle in water until tender.

Cook the soaked beans separately until nearly tender.

Combine the pork, beans, and its cooking liquid with carrot and tomato paste.

Simmer together until everything is fully tender and the sauce thickened.

Serve hot with bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ciolan cu fasole is a traditional Romanian stew combining smoked pork with slow-cooked beans.

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