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Fasole cu ciolan

Name: Fasole cu ciolan
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 2 cups white beans; 1 piece (about 500g) smoked pork hock (ciolan afumat); 1 medium onion; 1 medium carrot; 1 celery stalk; 2 leaves bay leaf; to taste salt; to taste black pepper; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or lard

Fasole cu ciolan is a hearty Romanian dish featuring white beans stewed with smoked pork hock, resulting in a rich, smoky, and comforting flavor. It is a traditional meal often enjoyed during colder months and reflects the Romanian rural culinary heritage.

9 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

Romanian80%

Ottoman20%

Ingredients

white beans
2 cups
smoked pork hock (ciolan afumat)
1 piece (about 500g)
onion
1 medium
carrot
1 medium
celery stalk
1
bay leaf
2 leaves
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste
vegetable oil or lard
2 tablespoons

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

This dish has roots in Romanian peasant cuisine, where locally grown beans and preserved pork were staple ingredients, highlighting resourcefulness and the importance of smoking meat for preservation.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Romanian80%

ingredients+techniques

Ottoman20%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

soaking simmering sautéing stewing

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