Cape Verdian Cachupinha

Ingredients:

5 ears fresh corn (or fresh off cob)

1/5 lb. (100 g.) linguica (Portuguese smoked sausage), sliced 1/4 squash

1/2 lb. (1/4 kg.) fava beans, (or lima beans) fresh or dried

2 ripe tomatoes (or equivalent tomato paste)

2 tablespoons of olive oil

2 peppercorns

1 bunch of flat leaf coriander

1 large onion, sliced

Cooking Instructions:

Scrape off the fresh corn kernels into a boiler pot. Gently saute onion, linguica, and pepper in olive oil. Add to the corn the rest of the ingredients and a sufficient amount of water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer. Prior to serving, season with salt and garnish with chopped flat leaf coriander (cilantro).

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