Bean thing

[lizbee]

I'm dumping this recipe -- copied from an email I sent last year -- in my journal so that I don't have to go searching through Gmail archives every time I do the groceries. It's my go-to lunch in winter -- I tend to alternate this with corned beef sandwiches. And yet, I forget the recipe all the time.



Ingredients

• minced garlic to taste
• half a red onion
• celery, I dunno, I usually use about two or three stalks?, sliced
• a red capsicum, sliced
• a green capsicum, sliced
• optional: some kind of meat -- I've had success with bacon, and also with diced chicken, and I'm contemplating chorizo for the next round
• one can kidney beans
• one can black beans
• vegetable stock, I can't really give you a quantity, but enough to immerse all the ingredients?
• Tabasco sauce, or any other hot sauce
• spices: I've been going with chilli flakes, onion powder, smoked paprika and a dash of cayenne, but it's up to you and your taste
• rice

Method:

• Saute the garlic and onion, then brown the meat.
• Add the celery and capsicum, stir for a minute
• Add rinsed beans, spices, Tabasco and stock
• Bring to the boil, then let simmer until the stock is reduced
• Cook some rice
• Mix it all together
• Eat
• Dance

Comments

[sabotabby]

I eat something similar much of the time. It is yum.

[nonelvis]

This is similar to classic Cajun red beans and rice, so I can confirm that it works great with chorizo.

[sohotrightnow]

Ooh, this sounds great, definitely going to try it soon.

[stultiloquentia]

This sounds excellent. What kind of dancing have you found to yield the best results? Interpretive? Box waltz? Flamenco with dish towel?