Black Beans And Rice

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• cooking spray
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 sweet green peppers or 2 sweet red peppers, seeded & diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cups cooked black beans, drained
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons dark rum or 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 3 cups cooked rice
• chopped onion
• chopped celery
• chopped tomato
• chopped hot green chili peppers or chopped jalapeno pepper
• lemon wedge
• orange wedge
• banana, sliced
• chopped fresh cilantro
• sour cream or yogurt

Recipe

• 1 spray and heat large heavy saucepan over medium low heat.
• 2 add onion and sauté, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.
• 3 add pepper and garlic and sauté 3 more minutes.
• 4 add beans through oregano and simmer 8 minutes, adding water if it gets too dry and starts to stick.
• 5 mix 1 cup of bean mixture with rum and mash to a paste with a fork or in the blender or food processor.
• 6 add paste back into the pot, cover and simmer over low heat 20 minutes.
• 7 serve over rice.
• 8 offer onion through sour cream, each served in its own small dish, as condiments.