Cumin Black Beans With Mint Food

CUBAN BLACK BEANS WITH CILANTRO AND LIME

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a stockpot or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sauté the onions and jalapeños for 4-5 minutes or until they turn translucent. Add the garlic and continue to cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the black beans, warm water, salt, cumin, and chili powder and bring to a boil. When boiling, reduce the heat so that it simmers. Allow to cook for 10-15 minutes or until most of the water evaporates leaving a thick sort of broth. At this point, if you'd like to thicken the beans a bit more you can remove about ½ - 1 cup of beans and mash them (using a potato masher or a wooden spoon) to make a thick sort of paste but this is optional. Add the beans back into the pot and stir. Top with fresh cilantro and lime juice stir to combine.

CUMIN BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan cook onion in oil over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until softened and browned lightly. Add cumin and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in beans and orange juice and cook until beans are heated through and most liquid is evaporated. Stir in coriander.

CUMIN BLACK BEANS WITH MINT

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan cook onion, garlic, and cumin seeds with salt and pepper to taste in oil over moderate heat, stirring, until onion is pale golden, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and cool onion completely.
• In a bowl toss onion with beans, orange juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Add mint and toss gently.

VEGAN COCONUT-GINGER BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse 1 can of black beans, and set aside. In a large saucepan, heat the coconut oil over medium. Add the cumin and half of the ginger and cook until fragrant, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the rinsed black beans and the remaining whole can of black beans (including the liquid), and the coconut milk; season generously with salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are soft and the mixture is flavorful, 15 to 20 minutes. (If you want a thicker consistency, smash some of beans with the back of a spoon as the mixture cooks, and simmer longer.)
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, crumble the plantain chips into bite-size pieces. Add the lime zest and a few generous grinds of black pepper, and stir to combine.
• Remove the beans from the heat. Stir in the remaining ginger and season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the lime juice a little at a time until the beans taste bright but the coconut flavor is still rich. Top with the seasoned plantain chips and serve with hot sauce for more kick.

BLACK BEANS WITH GARLIC, CUMIN, AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Rinse black beans and drain. Chop garlic. In a nonstick skillet cook garlic and cumin in oil over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant. Add black beans, juice or water, and salt and cook, stirring, until beans are heated through. Stir in cilantro.

BLACK BEANS WITH CUMIN AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Drain and rinse black beans.
• In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat and saute garlic and cumin until fragrant.
• Add black beans, broth and salt.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, stirring frequently until beans are heated through.
• OR, after sauteeing the garlic and cumin, you can place everything in a crockpot on low heat for a couple of hours.
• If desired, stir in the cilantro just prior to serving.

LIME CUMIN BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in a large skillet.
• Add onion, garlic and cumin, cook 5 minutes or until softened.
• Add beans, salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes until hot.
• Stir in cilantro, rind and lime juice.

CUMIN CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Place chicken between 2 sheets of wax paper.
• Pound with mallet to 1/2 inch thickness.
• Combine cumin with cayenne pepper and rub over chicken.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Sauté chicken for 4 minutes per side.
• Remove to a cutting board.
• Return to skillet with pan drippings to med heat.
• Add onion and jalapeño; cook, stirring 1 minute.
• Add the beans, tomatoes and 3 tbsp water.
• Cook 1-2 minutes until ingredients are heated.
• Remove from heat and toss with scallions, cilantro & vinegar.
• Slice chicken and arrange on top of beans.
• Enjoy, yum.

BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• In a medium stockpot, combine soaked beans (see Editor's Note), water, onion, green pepper, garlic, bay leaves, salt, cumin and oregano. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, until beans are tender, about 1 hour. Stir occasionally and add water as necessary so that the beans don't dry out or scorch.
• When beans are tender, stir in wine, vinegar, and olive oil.