Feijão Tropeiro-Style Beans

Ingredients

• 2 cans beans, drained
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups Kale, sliced into ribbons
• 4 cloves garlic + 1 onion
• 4 oz bacon or smoked tofu, chopped (optional)
• ¾ cup breadcrumbs or cornmeal, toasted in 2 tbsp butter (the farofa)
• 3 tbsp oil
• Scallions

Method

1. Toast the crumbs in butter until golden and nutty; set your farofa aside.
2. Crisp the bacon (if using), then the onion and garlic in the oil until golden.
3. Scramble the eggs right in the pan into ribbons.
4. Add the beans and Kale; toss until the greens wilt and everything's hot.
5. Fold in half the farofa, plate, and shower the rest on top. Built to fuel mule-train drivers across Minas Gerais — works identically for Tuesdays.