Tinned black beans simmered with crisped chorizo, sautéed onions, garlic, warm spices, fresh coriander, and a bright squeeze of lime juice.

Black Beans with Chorizo

Tinned black beans simmered with crisped chorizo, sautéed onions, garlic, warm spices, fresh coriander, and a bright squeeze of lime juice.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Chorizo
Servings 1

Ingredients

  • 50 g Chorizo cooking chorizo, casing removed and finely diced or crumbled
  • 1 tsp Olive Oil or vegetable oil
  • 1 tin Black Beans 400 g, undrained
  • 60 g Onion white or brown, finely diced
  • 2 clove Garlic minced
  • 5 g Coriander Stalks washed and finely minced
  • 0.5 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 0.5 tsp Dried Oregano preferably Mexican oregano
  • 0.25 tsp Smoked Paprika
  • Fine Sea Salt to taste
  • 60 ml Chicken Stock vegetable stock, or water
  • 2 tsp Lime Juice fresh
  • 5 g Coriander Leaves fresh, roughly chopped

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a small pan over medium heat, then add the chorizo and cook for 3–5 minutes until crisped at the edges and its spiced fat has fully rendered.
  • Use a slotted spoon to transfer the chorizo to a small bowl, leaving the rendered fat behind in the pan.
  • Add the diced onion to the chorizo fat with a tiny pinch of salt and cook for 3–4 minutes until softened and translucent.
  • Stir in the minced garlic, minced coriander stems, ground cumin, dried oregano, and smoked paprika, stirring constantly for 30–45 seconds until fragrant.
  • Pour in the black beans along with all of their canning liquid, and return the cooked chorizo to the pan.
  • Bring to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat for 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally as the liquid thickens.
  • Using the back of a spoon or a potato masher, crush roughly one-third of the beans against the base of the pan to thicken the broth, stirring in stock or water if the mixture becomes too thick.
  • Remove the pan from the heat, stir through the fresh lime juice and chopped coriander leaves, and season with fine sea salt to taste.
Categories: Side Dish