Sunday, May 15, 2011

Caribbean Beans and Rice

Caribbean Black Beans Sausage and Rice
Ingredients:

2 15.5-oz cn black beans
1 Onion coarsely chopped
3 Cloves garlic chopped
1 tb Olive oil (or more)
2 c Chicken broth
1/2 ts Ground cumin
1/2 ts Curry powder
1/8 ts Dried Oregano
1 Jalapeno minced
2 c Brown rice
One bunch of cilantro Chopped
1 can of tomatoes coarsely chopped
1 10-oz pk frozen peas
1 lb any type Smoked sausage sliced
3 bananas Underripe
2 tb Unsalted butter
   saute onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon olive oil until softened; add beans along with broth, cumin, curry, oregano, jalapeno, cilantro and  tomatoes. Cover and cook over medium-low.  about 15 minutes. Add peas, cover, and set aside. Brown sausage slices in a  skillet, adding a tiny bit of olive oil if necessary. Remove from pan and  place on rice. Slice
bananas; saute in butter until lightly browned. Serve  rice and beans surrounded by browned
sausage and bananas.