Plantains With Spicy Black Beans

Name: Plantains With Spicy Black Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus extra for frying; 1 large onion, diced; 1 teaspoon garlic, minced; 3 1/2 cups canned black beans, drained and rinsed; 1 cup vegetable stock; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon coriander seed, toasted and slightly crushed; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 4 large plantains, ripe; 1/2 cup salsa; 1/2 cup vegan sour cream; 1/2 cup cilantro, to garnish

Submitted by Dominick and Amanda

"From Vegetarian Times-February 2003"

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus extra for frying
1 large onion, diced
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
3 ¹⁄₂ cups canned black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup vegetable stock
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon coriander seed, toasted and slightly crushed
salt, to taste
black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
4 large plantains, ripe
¹⁄₂ cup salsa
¹⁄₂ cup vegan sour cream
¹⁄₂ cup cilantro, to garnish

directions

Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until golden, about 5 minutes. Add beans, vegetable stock, cumin, coriander seeds, and salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for about 15 minutes, or until aromatic.
Meanwhile, slice each plantain in half lengthwise, and peel off skin. Heat enough oil for frying in large skillet. Fry plantain halves until golden on one side, turn over, and continue frying until golden. Remove from heat and place on paper towels to absorb extra oil.
To serve, place plantain halves on each plate. Spoon beans over plantains, or, alternatively, place scoop on the side. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons of salsa, 2 tablespoons of sour cream, and sprinkling of cilantro.
*You can heat up this dish with a few dashes of hot sauce or some diced jalapeno chiles.

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Dominick and Amanda

I had to update this because we got married in January 2009! Yipee! We love to cook and love to try all kinds of new and exciting foods. I (Amanda) am a vegetarian and luckily found someone who has very diverse eating habits. We live in Winter Springs, Florida with our 2 dogs and 2 cats. We enjoy traveling, watching movies, reading, being active and spending time with friends. <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src=http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m445/mliss29/vegnswap3/group09okra.jpg> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/IWasAdoptedfall08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket">

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