Black Bean Pancakes With Sour Cream Red Peppers And Cilantro Recipes

SPICY BLACK BEAN CAKES

Steps:

• To prepare lime sour cream, mix the sour cream, lime juice, 1 small minced jalapeno, and salt together in a small bowl. Cover, and refrigerate.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook green onions until softened, about 1 minute. Stir in garlic, 2 diced jalapenos, and cumin; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Transfer contents of skillet to a large bowl. Stir in black beans, and mash with a fork. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix in sweet potatoes, egg, and bread crumbs. Divide into 8 balls, and flatten into patties.
• In the oven, set cooking rack about 4 inches from heat source. Set oven to broil. Lightly grease baking sheet with 1 tablespoon oil.
• Place bean patties on baking sheet, and broil 8 to 10 minutes. Turn cakes over, and broil until crispy, about 3 minutes more. Serve with lime sour cream.

BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH CILANTRO-LIME SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Place beans in large bowl. Add enough water to cover by 3 inches. Let stand overnight. Drain well.
• Cook bacon in heavy large pot over medium heat until brown but still soft, about 4 minutes. Add celery, onion, carrots and leeks and sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 10 minutes. Add beans, chicken broth, tomato, 1/2 cup cilantro, parsley, garlic, jalapeño, vinegar, cumin and coriander. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer soup until beans are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours.
• Working in batches, transfer soup to blender and process until slightly chunky puree forms. Return soup to pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.)
• Mix sour cream, lemon juice, lime juice and 1/2 cup cilantro in small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Place dollop of sour cream mixture atop soup. Garnish with additional chopped cilantro and chopped tomato.

BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH CUMIN AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and jalapeños; sauté 5 minutes. Mix in beans and spices. Add 8 cups stock and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until beans are tender, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours 15 minutes. Working in batches, puree soup with cilantro in blender. Return soup to pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate.)
• Bring soup to simmer, thinning with more stock if necessary. Ladle into bowls. Serve, passing lime wedges separately.

BLACK BEAN AND RED PEPPER SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in large bowl; toss to blend. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill.) Serve chilled or let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before serving.

BLACK BEANS WITH CILANTRO

Steps:

• Bring beans, onion, cilantro sprigs, oil, and water to a boil in a 2-quart heavy pot. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until beans are just tender, about 1 1/4 hours. Add salt and simmer, uncovered, until liquid is evaporated to just below level of beans. Season with salt and discard cilantro sprigs.

BUSH'S® ZESTY BLACK BEAN QUESADILLAS WITH CILANTRO SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Mix together sour cream, cilantro and lime juice in small bowl. Let sit while preparing quesadillas.
• Spray frying pan with cooking spray. Heat pan on medium heat until warm and place tortilla in pan. Evenly top with 1/2 of the BUSH'S BEST Black Beans, half the mozzarella and feta cheese and 1/4 cup salsa. Top with second tortilla. Heat until brown on one side, about 2 minutes, and flip with spatula. Cook until browned on other side. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Cut each quesadilla into 4 pieces and serve with cilantro sour cream.

AMY'S CREAMY BLACK BEAN CORN SALSA

Steps:

• Combine black beans, corn, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, onion, and parsley together in a bowl.
• Whisk sour cream, mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, cumin, chili powder, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper together in a separate bowl; pour over vegetable-bean mixture. Toss gently to coat.

VEGETARIAN BLACK BEAN CAKES W/ CHUNKY SALSA-SOUR CREAM TOPPING

Steps:

• Put the rinsed beans into a large bowl (just a few at a time) and mash them with a fork. Stir the egg white in, along with the chopped green onions, the cilantro EXCEPT for the extra 2 Tbls., the chili powder, oregano and the cumin. Mix all ingredients together well, then shape into either four large or eight small (2-1/2-in.) patties.
• Lightly spray a small non-stick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat the 4 teaspoons of oil in the skillet, then fry the small patties or larger cakes in batches for 2-4 minutes on each side, or until they are lightly browned.
• In a small bowl, mix together the corn, the chunky salsa and the 2 tablespoons of the reserved minced fresh cilantro. The sour cream can be used as a garnish on top of the salsa, OR you can blend it into the salsa and cilantro, as I did. It's not quite as showy this way, but if you have someone who isn't fond of cilantro, the sour cream helps to disguise it. Prep and cooking time total 25 minutes.

BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH CILANTRO CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the sun dried tomatoes and 1 cup boiling water in a small bowl. Make sure the tomatoes are covered and let stand until the tomatoes are soft. Drain, reserving the liquid, and then chop the tomatoes.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and sauté the bacon and onion until the onion is soft. Add the tomatoes, tomato liquid, beans, chicken or vegetable stock, garlic, cumin and hot pepper sauce. Mix well. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for five minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro (coriander) leaves.
• Blend with a stick blender (or in batches in the blender or food processor) until smooth. Return to the saucepan and heat gently before serving.
• To make the coriander cream: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
• Ladle hot soup into bowls and drizzle with the Cilantro Cream. You may garnish with some more chopped cilantro (coriander) if you wish.
• Notes: I have made this using my own oven dried cherry tomatoes and I usually save half a cup of the soup which does not get blended to give a bit more texture when added at the end.

BLACK BEAN AND CORN PANCAKES WITH TOMATILLO SALSA

Steps:

• Prepare pancakes: sift flour, baking powder, sugar, cumin, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in cornmeal until combined.
• Combine black beans, corn, milk, Mexican cheese, cilantro, chile peppers, eggs, bell pepper, green onions, and vinegar in another bowl. Add to cornmeal mixture; stir until combined. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare salsa: combine green salsa, vinegar, and cumin in a small bowl. Place in the refrigerator while you make the pancakes.
• Heat a griddle to medium heat and spray with nonstick spray. Spoon 1/4 to 1/3 cupfuls batter onto the griddle, placing about 2 inches apart. Cook until edges are firm and tiny holes appear on the surface, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook until brown on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes more. Repeat with remaining batter.
• Serve hot pancakes with salsa.

BLACK BEAN PANCAKES WITH SOUR CREAM, RED PEPPERS, AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Process the beans in a food processor bowl for a few pulses, until coarsely chopped. Scrape beans into a large mixing bowl and add all ingredients up to and including the salt and pepper. Combine well and divide into six equal parts. Shape each part into an oval cake and dip in cornmeal (spread the cornmeal on some waxed paper) to lightly coat both sides of each cake.
• Heat a little oil on medium-high in a large, heavy skillet, preferably cast iron. When the oil is hot, carefully slide the bean cakes into the pan and fry for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Drain on paper and transfer to a warm serving dish. Top each cake with 1 teaspoons sour cream, some of the red pepper, and a few cilantro leaves.