Showing posts with label tacos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tacos. Show all posts

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Vegetarian Mexican Chill Beans

This is an all time fave meal and I have mastered the Thermomix conversion!

 

















Ingredients
1 large carrot roughly chopped
1 large onion, peeled and quartered
2 garlic cloves peeled
1 green & 1 red capsicum de-seeded and quartered 
30g olive oil
1 tin of tomatoes
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp turmeric
2 tsp chilli flakes or 2 whole chillies
2 tins of drained/rinsed beans or 500g cooked beans e.g red kidney, butter, borlotti etc
Salt or tamari to taste
1 tsp honey/sugar

Method
Add garlic and carrot to TM bowl and chop speed 5 for 4-5 secs
Add onion and capsicums and chop on speed 4 till chopped into small pieces (approx 1/2cm), you may need spatula to assist
Add olive oil and spices and saute 100 degrees for 10mins on reverse speed 1
Add tomatoes and cook for 15 mins 90 degrees reverse speed 1
Add beans, sugar/honey and a little salt/tamari and cook 5 mins 90 degrees reverse speed 1
Check seasoning and add more salt if needed

Serve with finely chopped green salad and tacos warmed in the oven
Optional extras include grated cheese, guacamole and sour cream