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Wednesday, March 23. 2022

Black Beans


I like Black Beans. Goya, from the can. I always add jalapenos to any Black Bean recipe.


Black Bean soup is traditionally served with a scoop of mashed taters, but I like it on top of a pile of white rice. I hate brown rice. To my mind, rice, like pasta, is supposed to be a vehicle for flavor and not a source.


Here's a Black Bean soup recipe. For me, hold the cilantro please. 


Here's an ordinary Black Beans and Rice recipe. No appeal to me.  I like a pile of beans dumped on top of some rice.



Posted by Bird Dog in Food and Drink at 16:24 | Comments (12) | Trackbacks (0)

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In addition to the jalapenos, try adding a couple of pimento peppers - they add a unique flavor (very slightly piquant). They're used a lot in Caribbean cooking.

Also, consider making some cilantro lime rice - it has a terrific flavor and you can add a touch of ginger as well. My niece made this a while back for us and I was very surprised at how good it was - and I'm not a huge fan of cilantro. But these flavors also complement the black beans.
#1 Aggie on 2022-03-23 18:00 (Reply)
Yes, I like black bean soup. I always add jalapeno, but I now live in South Texas. Jalapenos or red chili pepper flakes, either one, to everything.
Unfortunately, like a potter spinning a pot of clay, as we grow older what can and cannot do changes. My tolerance of carbohydrates is diminishing. So I'll skip the rice, for now.* Three glasses of wine, I shouldn't drive, but no weight gain. Three glasses of beer, I shouldn't drive and I'll gain three pounds, which will take three weeks to lose. Bother and drat.
*When the Biden economy further falters, and the Maduro diet becomes the Biden diet, and we average 25 pounds of weight loss, I would bet I'll be welcoming any calories I can get, even rice.
#2 Milwaukee on 2022-03-23 19:13 (Reply)
Amen on holding the rice, it's just too carbo-licious. I'll resume eating rice after the Biden Regime has starved a couple stone off me.

South Texas' H-E-B has an idiot-proof recipe for a black bean salsa, suitable for corn-chip dipping:
  • one 17-oz can black beans, well-drained
  • one 17-oz can corn, well-drained (there's them carbs again)
  • one cup jack cheese, grated
  • 3 green onions, chopped (optional)
Toss everything together, optionally season with a few dashes of cumin, and get to dippin'.
#2.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2022-03-23 23:01 (Reply)
Corn and beans have complimentary proteins. For those giving up meat for Lent, that is important.
#2.1.1 Milwaukee on 2022-03-24 00:45 (Reply)
The complementary proteins theory was disproved a while ago. Combining proteins does not significantly improve absorption..
#2.1.1.1 Ben David on 2022-03-24 14:40 (Reply)
TMI on the proteins. Just dip the chip.
#2.1.1.1.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2022-03-24 16:25 (Reply)
Documentation for same?
#2.1.1.1.2 Gringo on 2022-03-24 16:25 (Reply)
I prefer Masa or corn meal to thicken the soup. More flavor and in my opinion a better looking soup than blending the beans up to thicken it.
#3 OneGuy on 2022-03-23 19:18 (Reply)
"Hold the cilantro." Amen to that. Originally an Easterner, I encountered cilantro in CA and couldn't believe people actually consumed it. According to 23andMe, it's a genetic thing as to whether you like it or hate it. Interesting.
#4 CT on 2022-03-23 21:12 (Reply)
I love all beans, and black are very good. I've never heard of using mashed potatoes, though. Where do they do that?

I prefer cayenne or serrano for more flavor, and habanero for heat.

I think black beans are the best choice for making refried beans.

Cooking beans is so easy and so much better, especially with chicken or vegetable stock. Save the cans for emergencies.
#5 jack walter on 2022-03-24 07:44 (Reply)
This is my go-to recipe for a hearty vegetable based soup with beans. In late summer the tomatoes are amazing, in winter the roasting helps sweeten and soften them out of season. I sometimes add sweet peppers to the roasting pan.

https://thepajamachef.com/2011/03/03/roasted-tomato-and-black-bean-soup/amp/
#6 Ben David on 2022-03-24 14:54 (Reply)
I want to like black beans, but black beans don't like me. It not important though. I can eat pinto, navy, and butter beans. Maybe we need to discuss corn bread---but sometimes that starts a fight.
#7 HH on 2022-03-26 06:49 (Reply)

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