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Piloyada Antigüeña, Antiguan Bean Salad

By:

Karin Aroche

The Piloyada Antigüeña is one of the most classic dishes from La Antigua Guatemala. Piloyada antigüeña takes its name from the piloy bean. Piloyada antigüeña is basically a bean salad with pork, Guatemalan white sausage, Frankfurt links, ham, salami, fresh cheese, bell peppers, cilantro, tomato, hard-boiled egg slices, and onions.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound piloy beans.
  • 1 bay leaf.
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 branch of thyme
  • 6 sausages
  • 6 sausages
  • ½ pound of pork meat
  • ¼ cup of vinegar
  • ½ pound of tomato
  • 1 onion
  • 1 branch of parsley
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Water

Preparation

  1. Soak the piloy beans overnight before cooking.
  2. Place the beans in a pressure cooker and cook for 30 minutes with bay leaf, thyme, and garlic.
  3. Separately, cook the meat with 1 liter of water, let it cool, and cut it into pieces.
  4. Cook the chorizos and sausages.
  5. Let the meat cool and then cut it into slices.
  6. Mix all the above ingredients, without the bean water, in a container.
  7. Pour the vinegar.
  8. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  9. Add tomato, onion, and chopped parsley.
  10. Mix everything well.
  11. Garnish with hard cheese, grated parsley, and hard-boiled egg slices.
Piloyada Antigüeña Antiguan Bean Salad