Also published at the New York Times. Generously serves a small party with plantain chips.
You can use pigeon peas, chickpeas, or white beans for this—any bean that is less assertive in flavor will work. I used canned here for ease (and to not be over the stove in hot weather), but you can use dried as well. I adapted the escabeche recipe from The Taste …
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