Mexican cuisine has recently become very popular with Russian chefs and hostesses. Today we will consider interesting options for cooking beans in combination with other vegetables and meat. And also learn how to cook a delicious dish in a slow cooker.
Classic recipe
The classic Mexican bean recipe suggests that the ingredients include the following foods:
- ripe tomatoes - 0.5 kg;
- pork fat - 1 tbsp. l .;
- red beans - 250 g;
- chili pepper - 1 pc.;
- beef pulp - 0.7 kg;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- garlic - 1/3 of the head;
- spices and herbs.
Step 1. First, soak the beans for 8 hours. Next, boil over low heat for about an hour.
Step 2. Dice the beef. In fact, meat can be chopped and lengthwise, as the hostess likes more.
Step 3. Peel the onion and finely chop. Grind the garlic in the garlic.
Step 4. Finely chop the chili pepper. If you want to make the dish less spicy, this ingredient can be omitted.
Step 5. Pork fat is put in a deep container. Add meat, garlic and onions, mix everything. We shift into a pan and fry.
Step 6. Add beans, spices to the pan, mix. Close the dishes with a lid and leave to simmer for another hour. Stir every 15 minutes.
Step 7. Remove the peel from the tomatoes, cut into small slices. 10 minutes before the beans are ready, add the tomatoes to the pan in a Mexican style.
The dish is ready to be served! When serving, sprinkle the beans with grated cheese.
Cooking in a slow cooker
Consider a recipe for beans in a Mexican sauce in a slow cooker. You will need to take the following ingredients:
- red beans - 2 glasses;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- onions - 1 head;
- cilantro to taste;
- salt - 2 tsp.
Step 1. Soak the beans directly in the multicooker bowl.
Step 2. After 6 hours, drain the water and pour clean. We turn on the "Extinguishing" mode and set 30 minutes.
Step 3. Finely chop the cilantro, chop the garlic. Peel the onion and finely chop it. All add to the multicooker bowl. We turn on the “Heating” mode for 30 minutes. The dish is ready!
When serving, you can decorate with greens: dill or cabbage leaves.
Spicy Beans in a Multicooker
In the last section, we considered the option of cooking in a slow cooker lean version of beans in Mexican style. However, you can also prepare a meal with meat ingredients. To cook Mexican beans with meat, we need to take:
- canned beans (preferably red) - 0.4 kg;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- beef - 0.5 kg;
- smoked sausages - 2 pcs.;
- sunflower oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- Chili pepper - 1 pc.;
- tomatoes - 1 pc.;
- bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- ground paprika;
- greens.
Step 1. Beef should be washed under clean water. Remove excess liquid with paper towels.
Step 2. Cut the meat into small slices. And you should also grind sausages.
Step 3. Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.
Step 4. Turn on the multicooker for the program "Frying". Set 20 minutes. Pour in vegetable oil, put onions and turn on the slow cooker.
Step 5. After 20 minutes, add the beef to the bowl. As soon as the meat changes color and turns gray, sausages can be added. Fry.
Step 6. Peel the tomatoes from the peel, finely chop. And also should chop the bell pepper. We spread in the bowl of the multicooker. Add paprika, garlic. Fry with an open lid for about 20 minutes. Stir meat with vegetables periodically.
Step 7. Add canned beans. We turn on the “Stewing” mode. We set 60 minutes. Add the greens 20 minutes before cooking. At this stage, it's time to add spices to taste.
Step 8. Let the program reach its completion. After open the lid, mix the beans and meat well. Mexican Beans Ready!
Bean Recipe with Corn
To prepare the dish you need to take the following ingredients:
- red beans - 0.4 kg;
- canned corn - 0.3 kg;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- hot pepper - 0.5 pod;
- tomatoes - 5 pcs.;
- vegetable oil;
- black and red pier. pepper.
Step 1. Peel the tomato. Next, cut into large cubes.
Step 2. Pour vegetable oil into a pan, heat. Add garlic and a little hot pepper.
Step 3. After roasting, remove the garlic and add beans and corn to the container.
Step 4. Fry for 2-3 minutes, then spread the slices of tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste.
Step 5. Stew for about 8 minutes.
Mexican Beans with Corn Ready! Sprinkle with herbs when serving.
Mexican Bean Recipe with Ground Beef
For cooking, we need the following ingredients:
- minced "Home" or beef - 400 g;
- tomato paste - 3 tbsp. l .;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- red beans - 1 can;
- green beans - 200 g;
- hard cheese - 100 g;
- green peas - 100 g;
- canned corn - 100 g;
- butter - 30 g;
- adjika - added as desired.
A novice hostess will be able to cook this dish, the main thing is to adhere to the recipe.
Step 1. In a deep container, fry the onions in vegetable oil.
Step 2. After the onion rings become transparent, add the meat, breaking the lumps with a spatula. Fry until cooked.
Step 3. Add tomato paste in combination with adjika. Mix thoroughly.
Step 4. Together with tomato paste, we fill in red beans, after draining the liquid from the can. Immediately add the corn, green beans and peas.
Step 5. Thoroughly mix everything. Cover and simmer for about 8 minutes. When serving, for beauty, you can sprinkle with grated cheese.
Useful tips and tricks
Before cooking, it is advisable to soak the beans in cool water for 6-8 hours, and then boil. If there is no time, it is better to take canned. For cooking, you can even use frozen vegetables. For example, peas and corn. Vitamins in them are exactly as many as in fresh ones.
Enjoy your meal!