Beans with a twist

Today folks, I have two delicious beans recipes for you.

First, the one in the picture on the left - kidney beans and shrimp and a little later, black-eyed peas/beans with hot dogs (sort of a play on pork and beans).

Each can be served alone or eaten with rice; or bread like I love to do. I make sort of a bread sandwich lol.

Kidney Beans and Shrimp

Ingredients

Uncooked kidney beans
Raw shrimp
Tomatoes
Onions
Cooking oil - olive or canola is excellent
Your favorite spice combo - e,g. adobo, salt, pepper (black and cayenne), shrimp bullion cube/seasoning

Preparation

Soak the beans in cold water for a few hours
Boil over medium heat in a pot until soft

In a separate pan, sautée sliced onions and sliced tomatoes in cooking oil
Add softened kidney beans raw shrimp and spice mixture
Simmer on low heat for about 10-15mins

Enjoy in a bowl over brown rice. Delicious!!

 

Black-eyed peas and Hot dogs

Ingredients

Uncooked black eyed peas
Hot dogs
Tomatoes
Onions
Cooking oil - olive, canola, vegetable or palm oil
Your favorite spice combo - e,g. curry powder, thyme, pepper (black and cayenne), bullion cube/seasoning

Preparation

Soak the beans in cold water for a few hours
Boil over medium heat in a pot until soft

In a separate pan, sautée sliced onions and sliced tomatoes in cooking oil
Add softened kidney beans, sliced hot dogs and spice mixture
Simmer on low heat for about 10-15mins

As you can see, both recipes are essentially the same - just substitute the type of beans you use and choice of meat (or processed meat :-)) I'm thinking I'll try these out with black or pinto beans and see how they turn out.

Beans are already an excellent source of protein. Adding the extra protein simply gives it a pleasant & delicious twist.