Saturday, March 6, 2010

Enchiladas & Cuban Black Beans (Hispanic Food Night)

The Menu: Enchiladas & Cuban Black Beans

Frying tortillas
Covering with sauce and filing
and sprinkling with cheese
 Thanks to Dr. Green for helping with baking soda chemistry magic to get the stains out of the counter.

The Recipes:
Cuban Black Beans. Saute cubed onion and sweet pepper in olive oil for a few minutes with plenty of minced garlic. Add tomato sauce and oregano and cook for 5-10 minutes. (This part is the soffrito.) Add black beans, more garlic powder, oregano, and a few bay leaves to taste, and cook for as long as possible (45 minutes will do but if you can put everything in the crock pot for a couple hours it'll be even better!) Optimally, serve over brown rice.

The beans were SO good we couldn't wait to make them again a few days later. If anyone would like to learn how, don't hesitate to let me know!

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