Bandeja Paisa is one of Colombia's most popular traditional dishes.

This
signature recipe is a very hearty meal. It most often includes beans, white rice,
chicharrón, powdered beef, chorizo, fried egg, ripe plantain, avocado and arepa.
In this case we review how to make it.
Preparation
1. Wash your beans and soak overnight in cold water. Drain the beans and
place them in a large pot and add water and pork hocks. Over medium-
high heat, bring the beans to a boil, then cover the pot and reduce heat to
medium-low. Allow the beans to cook until almost tender, approximately
2 hours.
2. When the beans are tender, add the guiso, plantains, carrots and salt. Cover
and cook for another hour or until beans are fully cooked. (Add additional
water as necessary).
3. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the tomatoes, scallions, garlic, ground
cumin and cook gently for 10 minutes, stirring until softened.
4. Reduce the heat to low, add salt, cook for 10 minutes more, stirring
occasionally until the sauce has thickened. Check and adjust the seasoning.
Powdered Beef
1. Place the flank steak in a plastic bag and add garlic, scallions, onion
cumin, salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
2. In a medium pot, place the flank steak and water and bring it to a boil over
medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook beef for 1 hour
or until the beef is cooked.
3. Remove beef from water and set aside to let cool. You can save the water
used to cook the beef to make soup or just as a beef stock for other dishes.
4. Cut beef into chunks and place in a food processor. Process until the beef
is of a powdered consistency.
Assembling the ¨Bandeja Paisa¨
1. Prepare the beans, hogao and powdered beef one day ahead and keep in
the refrigerator.
2. When serving bandeja paisa, heat the beans, white rice, powdered beef and
hogao.
3. Fry baked plantains in deep frying oil (or enjoy them baked for a healthier
option).
4. Fry eggs and chorizos.
5. To serve, place ingredients as you like, don't forget sliced or diced
avocado. Top the beef with the chorizo.
6. Serve the hogao on the side.
I like the Bandeja paise, it is a very famous dish in Colombia, if you planned to
visit Colombia, you need to taste this amazing dish. It has too many ingredients
to make it, I recommend visit the restaurant called “El consulado paisa ” in
Bogota, the dishes are very generous the service is great, and the staff is very
friendly.