Black Bean Base for 4 Recipes
A big pot of seasoned black beans used as a base for four different dishes: served with mango guacamole, pizza taco, black bean burritos, and a bean burger.
Ingredients
| — | 1 кг черен боб |
| — | Лук и чесън |
| — | Жълта, зелена и червена чушка, нарязани на ситни кубчета |
| — | 8 чаши безсолен пилешки бульон |
| — | 4 чаши вода |
| — | Червен пипер |
| — | Кимион |
| — | Сол |
| — | 1 с.л. с връх черен пипер |
| — | 1 с.л. кимион (за подправяне в края) |
Instructions
Base:
- Soak the black beans overnight.
- When you start cooking, change the water several times, then add everything listed above (onion and garlic, the yellow, green and red peppers cut into small cubes, 8 cups unsalted chicken broth, 4 cups water, red pepper, cumin) and bring to a boil.
- Lower the heat and simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes. Add salt, 1 heaping tablespoon black pepper and 1 tablespoon cumin.
- Let it cool down.
Variant 1 — can be garnished with mango guacamole (3 avocados, 1 tomato, red onion, lime juice, jalapeno, mango, and cilantro). When serving, add a spoonful of sour cream to the beans along with leftover chopped peppers, the juice of 1 lime and a little cilantro as garnish so it can then be stirred in.
Pizza taco: Melt a little butter in a pan, add 2 cups of black beans from the base. Sprinkle with taco seasoning for flavor and stir until it fries, mashing the beans with a potato masher. Take pizza dough: 1 cup flour with salt, add olive oil and yeast dissolved in warm water. Let rise for at least 1 hour. Use half of this dough for the bean pizza. Roll it out and place it in a pan. Pour the beans over it and spread in a thick layer. Sprinkle with a mix of cheddar and Monterey Jack. Bake at 260°C for 9-11 min (until the cheese forms a crust). Sprinkle with fresh tomatoes and a quick sauce of sour cream with a little Tabasco (or chili) or sweet salsa. You can also sprinkle with crunchy tortilla chips.
Burritos (tortilla) with black beans: Heat 2 cups of black beans (from the base) in a little fat in the pan. Grill zucchini, add a little roasted corn. Saute onion and garlic, add basmati rice and stir for 3 min, add zest and juice of lime and unsalted chicken broth and let simmer. Add fresh cilantro. When the rice is done, squeeze in the juice of 2 more limes. Put the tortilla in the microwave for 30 sec. Place on aluminium foil. Make a bed of the rice, cilantro, the beans over the rice, add the grilled zucchini. Sprinkle with fresh tomato and corn. Sprinkle with a little Monterey Jack cheese and a little sour cream. Wrap and secure with the aluminium foil so it stays warm and tight.
Bean burger: Press the black beans from the base. Add grated onion, 1 egg, a cup of breadcrumbs, a little salt and pepper, 1/2 tsp chili, stir everything together. Form flat patties and fry in a little olive oil in the pan, about 4 min per side.