[Home]  [GFCF Recipes]  [Frugal Weight-Loss]  [Food Storage]  [Christian Womanhood]  [Archives]  [Links] [Maggie's Blog]  [Old Fashioned Education]  [Prairie Homemaker] PH is currently a paid site, but still my favorite board ever. Orange Chipotle Black Beans 1 pound dry black beans 8 cups water (2 quarts) 1 orange 2 tablespoons chopped chipotle peppers, see note 2 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or bacon grease 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic First cook the beans. Use one of the following 3 methods. Choose the method that best suits your schedule. Place the black beans in a crockpot. Add the water. Turn the crockpot on high and cook for 8 to 12 hours. Or soak the beans in the water overnight. The next day simmer the beans in the water until tender, about 2 hours. Or bring the beans and water to a hard boil over high heat. Place a lid on the beans. Turn off the heat. Allow the beans to soak for 1 hour. After soaking simmer the beans until tender, about 2 hours. Half an hour before serving time start preparation. First chop the onion and garlic. Heat the vegetable oil in a very large skillet or pot. Add the onion and garlic. Fry until they are both tender and fragrant. Add the cooked beans. Grate the rind of the orange into the beans. Cut the orange in half and squeeze the juice into the beans too. Eat the leftover pulp or feed it to the children. Add the chipotle pepper and salt. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes for the flavors to blend. It may cook longer too if desired. To make a meal serve the beans over bowls of cooked brown rice. Offer sliced bananas and celery sticks on the side. I sometimes place a fried egg in each bowl of rice and then top it with the beans. Makes 6 hearty servings. This is a lovely exotic meal that costs very little and makes a big hit with jaded palates. Assuming 6 servings. Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 318 Calories; 6g Fat (15.6% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 52g Carbohydrate; 13g Dietary Fiber; trace Cholesterol; 731mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat. NOTE I buy canned chipotle peppers packed in adobo sauce in the ethnic section of my supermarket. They cost about $1.50 for a small can. Once opened, transfer the remainder to a clean glass jar or small plastic container. They keep in the fridge for several months. If you don't have chipotle peppers and will never buy them then you can replace them with 1-teaspoon of dry red pepper flakes. It will not taste the same, but it will still taste good.   [Home]  [GFCF Recipes]  [Frugal Weight-Loss]  [Food Storage]  [Christian Womanhood]  [Archives]  [Links]   [Contact Maggie]  [Maggie's Blog]  [Old Fashioned Education]  [Prairie Homemaker] GFCF = Gluten Free & Casein Free The Christian Counter © FrugalAbundance 2007-2009  :-)  And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.  Use hospitality one to another without grudging.  As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.--1 Peter 4:8-10 Called To Cover Powered By Ringsurf