‘Beans and Grains’ Archive

Twisted Persian Inspired Taco- Tuesday Dish! September 4, 2013 No Comments

Ingredients: 1 lb Lean ground beef or turkey 2 ounces of Panceta 1 can of Black beans 1 can of Corn 1 medium or large Green chili Mint (hand full) Cilantro(hand full) 6 cloves of Garlic 1 Shallot a touch of Lemon Zest & Lime Juice (1 whole lime) Olive Oil Chili Powder Salt/Pepper Tyme,Rosmary […]

Baby Lima Beans Or Broad Beans with Italian Sausage October 15, 2010 No Comments

1/2 pound Italian bulk sausage — crumbled 1 onion — sliced 2 cups water 1 pound baby lima beans or broad beans 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin seed 1 fresh hot red pepper — seeded and chopped Salt Freshly ground black pepper Place the sausage and onion in a heavy casserole or sauce pan and saute […]

Chicken with Pink and Green Peppercorns #1 Of 2 December 13, 2009 No Comments

——-CHICKEN——- 2 each Chickens, whole, (1 1/4 to — 1 1/2 pound(s) each) 1 cup(s) Cognac 1 ds Thyme 1 small Bay leaf, crushed Salt (to taste) ——-STUFFING——- 1 slice(s) Bread, white, crusts — removed 1/2 cup(s) Cream, heavy 1/2 teaspoon(s) Peppercorns, green 1/2 teaspoon(s) Peppercorns, pink (do not — use South American pink — […]

Caracoles Con Frijoles Colorados No Comments

4 tablespoon(s) Oil, olive 2 tablespoon(s) Butter, unsalted 1/3 cup(s) Shallot, finely chopped 2 each Garlic, cloves, chopped 2 small Chilies, fresh, split — lengthwise, seeded, — finely chopped 1 pinch Nutmeg, grated 1 pinch Cloves, ground 1 pinch Cumin, ground 7 ounce(s) Snails (about), drained, — rinsed, and patted dry 2 tablespoon(s) Pernod 1 […]

Bombay Madness No Comments

4 each Steaks, filet, 1-inch — thick Pepper, white, cracked 1 each Lemon grass, stalk, — chopped OR 1 bn Lemon thyme OR 2 each Peel, lemon, chopped 1 each Ginger, 1-inch piece — thinly sliced 20 each Peppercorns, black, — crushed —–CURRY BUTTER—– 1/4 pound(s) Butter, unsalted 2 each Ginger, thin slices, — chopped […]

Forgotten Minestrone No Comments

Ingredients1poundbeef, stew meat, lean 6cupwater 28oztomatoes, can, with liquid, cut up 1eachbeef bouillon cube 1eachonion, chopped 2tablespoonparsley, dried 2 1/2teaspoonsalt, optional 1 1/2teaspoonthyme, ground 1/2teaspoonpepper 1eachzucchini, thinly sliced 16ozgarbanzo beans, canned, drained 1cupelbow, or shell macaroni, small, uncooked 1/4cupparmesan cheese, grated, optionalDirections:In a slow cooker, combine beef, water, tomatoes, bouillon, onion, parsley, salt if desired, […]

Suckatash No Comments

2 cup(s) Lima beans 2 cup(s) Corn 3 tablespoon(s) Margarine 1/2 cup(s) Cream or skim milk 1 t Sugar 1 t Savory 1/2 t Pepper cook lima beans 15 – 18 min. drain and cool, add 2 cup(s) corn, canned kernel or shaved off an ear of corn. add rest of ingredients and simmer on […]

Steamed Salmon with Black Bean Sauce No Comments

2 each Salmon, fillets, skin — removed (about 4 ounce(s) — each) 1 each Pepper, red bell 1 each Pepper, green bell 2 tablespoon(s) Bamboo shoots, shredded 2 teaspoon(s) Black Beans, fermented 12 each Ginger, slivered, — match-stick-thin 4 teaspoon(s) Scallion, white only, — shredded 2 tablespoon(s) Soy Sauce 1 tablespoon(s) Chicken Stock ** 1 […]

Spit-Roasted Suckling Pig with Vegetables No Comments

1 Pig, suckling (@ 15 lbs) Garlic, cloves, whole 1 cup(s) Juice, lime 1 bn Marjoram, chopped 1 bn Thyme, chopped Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) 1/2 cup(s) Oil, olive Vegetables, mixed ** ** Bell peppers, (of varying colors), baby eggplant, zucchini, summer squash, fresh green beans. Rub the pig with lime juice, salt, […]

Santa Fe Black Bean Cake No Comments

1 pound(s) Beans, black turtle, — cleaned, rinsed 1 small Onion, coarsely chopped 2 slice(s) Bacon OR 2 slice(s) Pancetta 1 qt Stock, chicken OR 1 qt Stock, duck 2 each Chili, Serrano, seeded, — finely chopped 2 tablespoon(s) Chili, ancho, powder 1 tablespoon(s) Cumin 2 ounce(s) Oil, olive Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) […]