Rich belly pork gives flavour to the beans as it cooks slowly and melts ... You could also cook this in a crock pot — add all the ingredients from step 2, cover and cook for 6-7 hours.
Potatoes and beans make this tomato-based crock-pot vegetable stew super-hearty ... and a variety of meats (usually several cuts of pork and beef). In place of the Portuguese chouriço sausage ...