Willie’s Cacao – Venezuelan Breakfast

The idea raises eyebrows, but everyone agrees it’s delicious.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Venezuelan
Keyword: Comfort Food, hearty, one-pot, spicy
Difficulty: Easy
Brand: Willie’s Cacao
Servings: 6

Ingredients

For the black beans

To serve

  • Cacao, roasted pepper and chilli harissa see my recipe
  • 12 eggs I always try to find duck eggs
  • 12 slices brown bread
  • 2 or 3 ripe avocados
  • 4 tbsp. 100% cacao Suggestion, Colombian San Agustin

Instructions

  • To prepare the beans, heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the onions, garlic and peppers and fry until soft.
  • Tip in the black beans and pour over enough chicken stock to cover. Simmer for 1 ½ – 2 hours or until soft. Stir in the cacao and season with salt and black pepper (it’s important, when cooking beans, to add salt only at the end).
  • When you and your breakfast guests are ready to eat, heat a little chilli oil in a frying pan and fry the eggs.
  • Toast the bread and, if necessary, reheat the beans. Halve the avocados, remove the stones, then peel and slice the flesh onto the hot toast.
  • Serve the fried eggs on the avocado, grating a little cacao over the top, with a couple of spoonfuls of black beans, the harissa and several more slices of avocado on the side.
  • Willie’s tip: if you use dried beans, as I always prefer to, soak them overnight, then drain them, cover with fresh water and bring to the boil.
  • Boil for 3-5 minutes, then drain again, and they are ready to cook with. About 125g dried beans makes the 300g you need. I always prepare more and keep them in the fridge for the next few days’ breakfasts.

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