If you want to try in your kitchen an exotic and at the same time satisfying recipe, beans in sauce are very suitable. Mexican dish "Chile con carne" has an unforgettable taste. It is a must-try for anyone who likes savory foods. We’ll also give another recipe with beans - this time a light salad. Buy the ingredients, after which you can start cooking.
Mexican Bean Recipe: Chili Con Carne
It is cooked not only on the Yucatan Peninsula, but also in the southern United States, this dish is also popular in Texas. By consistency, it can resemble stew, or it can be a real soup with beans - the recipe with a photo will clearly demonstrate that the consistency of Chili Con Carne depends on the desired amount of liquid and can be different. The key ingredients are ground meat (traditionally beef) and hot pepper. The list of all other ingredients varies greatly depending on the area in which Chili Con Carne is prepared. Instead of beef, you can take other meat, as well as minced meat. Although in the traditional version it should be cut into cubes.
Most often, this recipe with beans is supplemented with garlic, tomatoes, onions, sweet pepper. Sometimes a small amount of some sweet component is added - sugar, cocoa, honey. Season the dish with oregano, zira, coriander to taste. When serving, sprinkle with grated hard cheese. You can season "Chili con carne" sour cream. So, the recipe itself. Cut eight hundred grams of beef into small cubes, fry until soft. Tomatoes (four large), pass through a meat grinder or blender. Cut two medium onions, four cloves of garlic, red
chili pepper, put in a frying pan for meat. Put three hundred grams of raw minced meat there, fry until half-cooked. Pour tomato, salt, add oregano and some water. Simmer until cooked with the lid closed. In the pan in which the dish is cooked, you can serve it.
Easy Bean Recipe: Carrot Salad
In this dish, you can add boiled chicken breast and mayonnaise for satiety. And you can cook without them a more dietary option. Although he will not be completely lean - all vegetables are fried in vegetable oil. And it is, as you know, quite high-calorie. Fry one onion first (try chopping it smaller) until golden. Put in a salad bowl. Fry the grated carrots and place in the prepared onion. Squeeze out two cloves of garlic there, and also add the contents of a can of canned beans (you can take boiled) and half a can of corn. Also put chicken breast if you need it in this recipe. It needs to be cut medium-sized. Beans can be taken white or spotted. And you can mix two types. Another delicious salad is from beans with feta cheese. He still needs a large bunch of parsley, two large tomatoes, garlic, lemon juice, salt and olive oil. Beans need to take one and a half cans. If it is red, the salad will turn out to be more beautiful, since it will contrast with white cheese. The amount of feta depends on your preference.