Beef, black beans and rice

I managed to find some black beans for today's dinner.  They sell them in large branches of Sainsbury and they come in cartons ready cooked.  You can buy them dry too but need to soak them overnight and cook them before you use them.  They taste like kidney beans with a softer shell.

So with no further ado here is a Southern delicacy from the USA that is actually quite healthy too.

BEEF, BLACK BEANS AND RICE

 

• 2 tbsp. oil (I used garlic flavoured)
• 1kg lean minced beef or turkey
• 1 cup of chopped onions (or a bag of ready chopped)
• 2 chopped green peppers
• 1 clove of garlic, minced (or a teaspoon of lazy garlic)
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. prepared mustard
• 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• dash of cayenne pepper
• cup of tomato sauce
• 2 cups of cooked black beans (2 cartons)
• rice

Heat the oil in a large pan

Add the mince, onions, peppers and garlic and sauté until tender and the mince is browned

 In a small bowl combine the lemon juice, mustard, chilli powder, soy sauce, cayenne and a little tomato sauce and whisk till thoroughly blended

Stir in the rest of the tomato sauce and add to the pan

Add the beans and cook for 20 minutes until the flavours are well combined

This is about when you should be putting your rice on to cook so they're ready together.

 

This is one of those recipes that you can play with at will.  I added one of those new beef stock jellies to mine and some salt as I thought it lacked a little something but everyone enjoyed it.  This quantity will serve six people comfortably with 2oz of rice per person.