For a satisfying Mexican snack, it’s hard to beat tlacoyos, thick ovals of toasted corn masa dough, stuffed with beans and adorned with toppings.
Tag: Beans
Tlacoyos
Soupe au Pistou
(French Provençal vegetable and bean soup with basil-garlic sauce)
A Provençal vegetable and bean soup, soupe au pistou is like an Italian minestrone, but with a big a dollop of pistou, a basil and garlic paste similar to Ligurian pesto.
Sopa de Frijoles Negros
(Caribbean black bean soup)
Black bean soup is popular throughout the Caribbean, but it is especially well loved in Cuba. Sometimes spelled sopa de frijol negro.
Moros y Cristianos
(Cuban black beans and rice)
Moros y cristianos is Spanish for “Moors and Christians,” and it refers to the dark black beans against the whiteness of the rice.
Moong Dal
(Indian simmered mung beans)
This is a basic recipe for a simple, simmered dal. It will work substituting a variety of lentils and split peas for the moong dal.
La Bandera Dominicana
(Dominican stewed chicken or beef, red beans and rice)
Lunch is the biggest meal of the day for most Dominicans, and the meal they have most often is la bandera, a nourishing plate of rice, beans and a full-flavored stew.
Kunde
(Kenyan black-eyed peas and tomatoes in peanut sauce)
In Kenya this nourishing stew is a popular way to cook kunde, the Swahili word for black-eyed peas, or cowpeas. Served over rice, it makes makes a full meal.
Hoppin’ John
(American rice and black-eyed peas)
Hoppin' John is an old Southern dish, especially popular in South Carolina. It is traditionally eaten as part of a New Year's Day meal.
Habas con Chorizo
(Spanish fava beans simmered with spicy sausage)
Simple and straightforward, this dish of fresh fava beans simmered with chorizo makes a whole meal if you pair it with a few slices of crusty bread.
Githeri
(Kenyan corn and beans)
Githeri is a simple yet nourishing Kenyan dish that originated with Kikuyu tribe. The combination of beans and corn supplies a full complement of protein.