What is Bandeja Paisa?

A groaning platter of red beans, rice, chicharrón, beef, chorizo, fried egg, plantain, and arepa.

Where does Bandeja Paisa come from?

Bandeja Paisa is a Colombian dish from Antioquia, Colombia.

Can Bandeja Paisa be made vegan, gluten-free, or dairy-free?

Yes. This Bandeja Paisa recipe includes ingredient substitutions to make it vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, or egg-free — including several of those at once, such as gluten-free and dairy-free together.

How long does Bandeja Paisa take to make?

About 90 minutes total (30 minutes prep, 60 minutes cooking), serving 4.

Bandeja Paisa — a Antioquia, Colombia recipe

Name: Bandeja Paisa
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked red beans, simmered with hogao; 2 cups cooked white rice; 8 oz + 8 oz + 2 links pork belly (for chicharrón), beef, and chorizo; 4 eggs, fried; 2 ripe plantain; 4 arepas

South America → 🇨🇴 Colombia → Antioquia

Bandeja Paisa

Colombian · medium · serves 4

prep 30 min · cook 60 min

~1256 cal · 56g protein · 192g carbs · 29g fat (estimated, per serving)

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Loaded platter with beans, rice, meats, fried egg, and plantain

🇨🇴 Antioquia

The bandeja paisa is the mountain feast of Antioquia, built to fuel a day's work in the coffee hills. It is less a recipe than an assembly — a full tray of beans, rice, and every good thing at once, crowned with a fried egg and a sweet slice of ripe plantain.

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Ingredients

Serves 4 —

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3 cups cooked red beans, simmered with hogao

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2 cups cooked white rice

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8 oz + 8 oz + 2 links pork belly (for chicharrón), beef, and chorizo

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4 eggs, fried

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2 ripe plantain

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4 arepas

Instructions

1

Warm the red beans with their hogao (tomato-onion sofrito) until thick and saucy.

2

Fry the pork belly until the skin crackles (or crisp the tofu), and grill the beef and chorizo.

3

Fry the ripe plantain slices until caramelized and griddle the arepas.

4

Fry the eggs (or make the tofu scramble) sunny side up.

5

Load a large platter with beans, rice, and every component side by side, crowning it with the egg and plantain.

Antioquia, Colombia tradition.

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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination

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Antioquia. Medellín’s mountain province, fueled by corn and coffee.

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Colombia. Two coastlines, three cordilleras, countless arepas.

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South America. Andes, Amazon, and Atlantic all on one plate.

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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker

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