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Jalapeno black beans

Photo by Babiche Martens

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Herald on Sunday 12/6/2016

Serve with super seedy slaw and charred broccoli and cauliflower salad for a vegetarian-friendly Mexican feast. On the side, put out a bowl of smoked paprika and minty yoghurt. Simply mix together 1 cup natural yoghurt (or coconut yoghurt for vegans), a pinch of sea salt, 2 tsp finely chopped mint, ½ tsp smoked paprika and the juice of 1 lime.

For those who don't like too much heat, reduce the quantity of jalapenos to ¼ cup and reduce the chilli powder to ½ teaspoon.

Ingredients

2 cups	Black beans
5 cups	Water
2	Bay leaves
1 tsp	Salt
1 pinch	Cracked black pepper
2 Tbsp	Olive oil
1	Brown onion, finely chopped
½ cup	Chopped jalapenos, or less according to taste (I used them from a jar, drained)
2 cloves	Garlic, crushed
1 tsp	Chilli powder, or less, according to taste
1 tsp	Ground cumin
2 Tbsp	Brown sugar
1 Tbsp	Rice wine vinegar
1	Lime, juiced

Directions

Rinse the black beans and soak in boiling water for an hour.
Drain well, then add to a large saucepan with the 5 cups of water.
Add the bay leaves and the salt and pepper, then bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until soft — this can take 30-45 minutes.
Saute the onions and add the chopped jalapenos, garlic, chilli powder and cumin. Cook on a medium heat about 10 minutes.
Remove the bay leaves from the beans and add the onion mixture. Cook a further 30-45 minutes until thickened.
Add the sugar, taste and adjust as necessary — you may want to add more chilli or salt.
Remove from heat and add the vinegar and lime juice, then garnish with fresh coriander and a little extra chopped jalapenos. Serve with tortillas and slaw.

Comments

Marta5
added 364 days ago
1/2 cup jalapenos plus 1 tsp chilli powder???!!! This was inedible.
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- Bite_team
  added 362 days ago
  Hi Marta5, So sorry you found this too hot! The beans are designed to be eaten alongside avocado, coleslaw etc to balance the heat. Delaney has suggested maybe cutting down the jalapeno and chilli quantities by half, depending upon your taste and spice tolerance. We hope that helps for the future. We have added the suggestion now into the recipe above.
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