I could not leave out our family’s favorite meal! After eating beans and rice every day for one + year it has become a comfort food. I would and still do find myself craving this delicious (and nutritious) combination. We must have it in our blood to because we passed it down to Alvin who eats it up like it were ice cream! I am convinced it is one of (if not the) healthiest daily meals you can eat.
Black Beans
Black beans (fresh are best but canned, when rinsed well, will also work)
Garlic (minced, fresh) and LOTS of it!
Onion, chopped
Cumin
Salt
Oil, to sauté in
Fresh lime juice
Sauté the onions in oil for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic, do not overcook or it will loose its flavor! Add about a cup or so of beans and bean juice or a little water. Add salt and cumin, if desired. Mash beans on side of the pan until the mixture thickens and boils. This mixture should be thick and strongly flavored enough to thicken and flavor the rest of the beans. Add lime juice and onion/bean mixture to the remainder of the beans. Continue to cook to desired consistency and flavor.
Serve with rice, collard greens, and a banana (sounds strange but is delicious!)
Sautéed Collard Greens with Garlic
1 bunch Collard Greens (remember, they shrink!)
Garlic, minced, lots of it
Salt
Oil +/- 3 TBS
Roll up a few collard green leaves tightly together, going from side to side. Slice as thin of shreds as possible. Stem may be eliminated. Sauté garlic in oil about 1-2 min. Add collards greens and salt. Cover and cook until desired consistency.
Served with beans and rice.
By: Becky Clements
Black Beans
Black beans (fresh are best but canned, when rinsed well, will also work)
Garlic (minced, fresh) and LOTS of it!
Onion, chopped
Cumin
Salt
Oil, to sauté in
Fresh lime juice
Sauté the onions in oil for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic, do not overcook or it will loose its flavor! Add about a cup or so of beans and bean juice or a little water. Add salt and cumin, if desired. Mash beans on side of the pan until the mixture thickens and boils. This mixture should be thick and strongly flavored enough to thicken and flavor the rest of the beans. Add lime juice and onion/bean mixture to the remainder of the beans. Continue to cook to desired consistency and flavor.
Serve with rice, collard greens, and a banana (sounds strange but is delicious!)
Sautéed Collard Greens with Garlic
1 bunch Collard Greens (remember, they shrink!)
Garlic, minced, lots of it
Salt
Oil +/- 3 TBS
Roll up a few collard green leaves tightly together, going from side to side. Slice as thin of shreds as possible. Stem may be eliminated. Sauté garlic in oil about 1-2 min. Add collards greens and salt. Cover and cook until desired consistency.
Served with beans and rice.
By: Becky Clements
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