
This delicious and brightly colored meal comes right from Haiti . My source - Rowan via Mrs. Walker - told me that everything in this recipie can be widly altered according to taste. When we made it we added a little extra thyme and ginger, for a more "zesty" flavor. The ginger does have a very strong flavor so, for anyone with sensitive taste buds a 1/2 tsp might be enough. Experement and enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
Bean Sauce 1 cup onions 2 cloves garlic 4 tsp olive oil 2 tsp fresh ginger root - grated 1 tsp fresh thyme 1 tsp all spice 2 cans black beans drained well 1/2 cup orange juice
Mango Salsa 2 mangos 1 small cucumber 1 tomato juice of 1 lime salt to taste hot pepper or tabasco sauce to taste
Rice - as much as you feel your dinner party will eat! Usually two cups of dry rice will do. (that's two cups of rice and four cups of water!)
DIRECTIONS:
Dice mangos, cucumber, and tomatoes into small, bite-size chunks. Combine in a bowl. Add lime juice, salt, and hot sauce. Stir well and refrigerate while cooking the Bean Sauce and Rice.
After making and refrigerating the Mango Salso, start boiling water for the rice. While the water is boiling, saute onions and garlic in a large skillet until onions are golden brown. About this time add rice to the boiling water and cover. Then, add drained black beans, thyme, all spice, ginger, and orange juice to the onion/garlic mixture. Simmer until the mixture thickens slightly.
Remove the Mango Salsa from the fridge. Serve the Black Beans and Mango Salsa on the Rice and enjoy! |