Mexican Beans and Greens – Model New Vegan

What do you get whenever you mix recent greens, black beans, and purple chile sauce? Mexican Beans and Greens, and is it ever scrumptious!

Since a bunch of us (round 100?) are doing the Esselstyn Reversal Weight-reduction plan collectively over in my BNV Assist Group – now we have been consuming a LOT of greens!

So I used to be all set to make a Collard Greens recipe this weekend, after I occurred to see a brand new video from my favourite Mexican Chef Rick Bayless, making tacos out of black beans, kale, and purple chile sauce.

Wait. What?! Crimson Chile Sauce? And KALE?!

If you recognize me – lover of all issues spicy – you recognize I HAD to strive it!

So right here is my barely modified model of it. I served mine over a bowl of rice however you might use potatoes, polenta, or make tacos as Chef Rick did.

And as I anticipated – it was DELICIOUS!

Mexican Beans and Greens

This can be a easy recipe – however it’s going to take a while.

First, we have to make the purple chile sauce, then simmer your greens in it, then add your beans.

The Crimson Chiles

Begin with heating 3 or 4 Ancho Chiles in a 250°F oven for five minutes to melt them. This may make it simpler to take away the stems and seeds. Search for Ancho/Pasilla Chiles in your grocery’s ethnic, Hispanic, or spice aisle. They’re normally hanging on a rack in clear cellophane luggage.

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Anaheims, New Mexico Chiles, or Guajillos would work too – however the taste will probably be completely different in addition to the warmth stage. Since Anchos are merely dried Poblanos – they’re pretty delicate.

As you take away the stems and seeds, place the chiles in a bowl and canopy them with 2 cups of scorching water to allow them to rehydrate. I positioned a bowl on prime to maintain them submerged. Let soak for half-hour.

The Greens

You will additionally want about 8 cups of loosely-packed greens. I used 2 store-bought bunches of swiss chard however be happy to make use of no matter you could have, kale, collards, and many others. Be aware: Spinach will work too however does NOT take as lengthy to prepare dinner.

I eliminated any massive stem ends, rolled up the leaves like an enormous, fats cigar, and lower them into ½” strips.

The Sauce

Add the now-softened chiles to a blender together with the garlic, pepper, cumin, and oregano, and remember to save that soaking water.

Be aware: As Chef Bayless defined: style the water – and if it is bitter… discard it and use recent water. But when not – we’ll use that chile water to make our sauce.

Add ½ cup of that water to your blender and mix till clean.

In the meantime, preheat a big skillet on med-high warmth, and add your sauce. We wish to stir it so it barely thickens, turns a little bit darker, and has the consistency of tomato paste – about 5 minutes.

Then we add the remaining 1 ½ cups of that soaking water and stir till clean and bubbly, about 10 minutes.

Add your salt now and modify to your liking. It must be barely salty because it has to taste the sauce, the greens, and the beans.

Now add these greens you chopped and stir them into the sauce the very best you may. Cowl your skillet and allow them to simmer in that scrumptious sauce for about 10 minutes or till the greens have wilted. As I mentioned – in the event you use spinach – that will probably be fairly fast.

The Beans

Lastly, add the 2 cans of beans. When you’ve got a can that claims NO SALT ADDED, merely dump them in – liquid and all. If not, I’d rinse and drain them first.

Now merely stir all that yumminess collectively till it thickens a little bit bit, and serve.

I added mine to some rice, however I feel potatoes would work, or polenta too. Or you can also make tacos with it as Chef Bayless did within the video.

I personally LOVE this recipe, and I notice discovering elements resembling Mexican Oregano and dried Ancho Chiles is likely to be a problem – however it’s SOOO value it in the event you do.

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Mexican Beans and Greens

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  Creator: Chuck Underwood
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  Prep Time: 30 min
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  Prepare dinner Time: 30 min
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  Complete Time: 1 hour
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  Yield: 6–8 servings 1x
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  Class: Primary
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  Methodology: Stovetop
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  Delicacies: Mexican
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  Weight-reduction plan: Vegan

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What do you get whenever you mix recent greens, black beans, and purple chile sauce? Mexican Beans and Greens! And is it ever scrumptious!

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Directions

1. Warmth chiles in a 250° F oven for five minutes to melt
2. Discard stems and seeds,  place the chiles in a bowl, and canopy with scorching water.  Use a small bowl if wanted to maintain chiles submerged
3. Permit chiles to rehydrate for half-hour
4. In the meantime, take away any thick stems from the kale or chard, roll the leaves up like a cigar, and lower them into ½” strips.  Two store-bought bunches of greens are roughly 8 cups chopped
5. Reserving the soaking liquid, take away the chiles and place them right into a blender
6. Add the garlic, pepper, cumin, oregano, and ½ cup of the reserved soaking water.  Be aware:  style the water – whether it is bitter then discard it and use recent water
7. Mix till clean
8. Preheat a big skillet on med-high warmth
9. Add the chile puree and prepare dinner  it till it’s the consistency of tomato paste – about 5 minutes
10. Add the remaining 1 ½ cups of water. Combine,  and simmer till clean and bubbly – about 10 minutes
11. Add the greens and stir them into the chile sauce
12. Cowl and simmer for about 10 minutes till the greens have wilted
13. Stir within the beans.  If utilizing no salt added – no want to empty
14. Warmth till thick and bubbly and serve over rice, polenta, or corn tortillas

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