Thursday, October 28, 2010

What will I do with all those left over beans from my black bean soup?


Well, now you have plenty of beans and can't imagine what do with them.  Since black beans are a staple in my kitchen I can come up with lots of things.  Remember that I created the open face burrito, which you can find under the recipes tab.  Other ideas would be Black Bean Chili, burritos, chimichangas. Once you decide how you want to divide, they do freeze well.  Here you go:

Black Bean Chili Con Carne

Ingredients:
1/2lb ground beef    
3 cups black beans
1 small onion, chopped
1 small green pepper
1 tsp ground cumin, divided
1 tsp coriander, divided
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt and pepper, each
8oz can of tomato sauce, unsalted
2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions:

Preheat medium sauce pan with olive oil over medium heat, sautee ground beef for about 5 minutes.  Then add onions and pepper, conitnue to cook for another 2 minutes.  Now add 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 1/2 tsp coriander, salt and pepper.  Pour the beans into the beef mixture, add tomato sauce, remaining cumin, coriander and chili powder.  Let it simmer for about 15 minutes, fold in cilantro right before serving.  Serve over white rice, if desired.

Black Bean & Beef Chimichanga

1/2lb ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup black beans
1 tsp ground cumin
10 flour tortillas
1 cup mexican cheese blend
1 avocado, ripe
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup Salsa

Instructions:
Preheat medium sauce pan with olive oil over medium heat, sautee ground beef for about 5 minutes.  Add onions, beans along with cumin, salt and pepper to taste cook for another 5 minutes.  Set aside to cool for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile preheat a large skillet with canola oil over medium low heat. Place tortilla on a flat surface and spoon about 2 tbsp of bean mixture at bottom of tortilla, add 3 thin slices of avocado on top, sprinkle some cheese and fold over from bottom then fold in the sides and roll, like a wrap.  Place seam side down in the skillet to fry until golden on all sides. Takes about 20 minutes to fry them all.  Serve with Salsa.

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