CRISPY BEAN CAKES WITH HARISSA, LEMON AND HERBS
This recipe embraces any beans you've got in your pantry. Canned beans are easiest, but fresh shelled beans can be ready to go with a quick blanching, and dried beans can be used, too, if they've been soaked and cooked in advance. Toss the well-drained beans with harissa (or any red chile paste), scallions, herbs, lemon zest, cornstarch and a lightly whipped egg white. (The egg white and cornstarch give these bean cakes their crispness.) Shape them into patties for frying, and slice some lemon wedges for serving. Eat the patties as a vegetarian main dish, a side to roast chicken or fish, or as a snack with a dash of harissa.
Provided by Yewande Komolafe
Categories dinner, lunch, weekday, beans, vegetables, appetizer, main course, side dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings (10 bean cakes)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place the drained beans in a large bowl and crush using a fork or your fingers until coarsely mashed. Add the cilantro, dill, scallions, cornstarch, harissa, coriander, cumin, salt and pepper. Add the lemon zest and stir to incorporate. Alternatively, you can incorporate ingredients using a food processor and pulse to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg white until foamy and fold it into the bean mixture. Cover the mixture and refrigerate to chill slightly, at least 15 minutes, before shaping and frying.
- Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a medium (10-inch) nonstick skillet or a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Working in batches, use a 1/4-cup measure to scoop portions of the bean mixture into the oil. Using the flat surface of the cup, press each scooped portion to tightly pack and shape it into a 1/4-inch-thick patty. Cook until the bottom is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Turn using a wide spatula, and brown the other side, about 2 minutes.
- Remove cooked cakes from oil and drain on a plate lined with paper towels or a cooling rack on a baking sheet. Repeat until all the bean mixture is used, adding the remaining oil and removing any loose bits from the skillet as necessary. Return the bowl to the refrigerator in between batches to keep the mixture chilled.
- Serve lemon wedges alongside the crispy cakes for squeezing. Garnish with dollops of labneh, if using, additional fresh herbs and harissa for dipping.
BLACK BEAN CAKES (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA)
This recipe is from week eleven of my food blog, Travel by Stove. I am attempting to cook one meal from every nation on Earth, and Antigua and Barbuda is my eleventh stop. I found this recipe to be a little tricky to pull off because of the way the cakes are fried, but alternatively you can just cook them like refried beans and top them with the salsa and yogurt, which is what really makes the dish.
Provided by GiddyUpGo
Categories Black Beans
Time 21m
Yield 6-8 cakes
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Prepare the salsa:
- Halve the tomatoes and the chile pepper, and roughly chop the onions. Place them on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.
- Place in a hot oven (mine was set to 500 degrees).
- Roast until the vegetables are a nice brown color. Don't overcook (keep checking until they are done).
- Now put the vegetables in a pot with just enough water to cover. Boil for 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth, then return to the pot and cook over medium high heat until salsa has reduced to a thick sauce-like consistency.
- Prepare the cilantro yogurt:.
- Mix the yogurt with the cilantro and lemon juice and set aside.
- Prepare the bean cakes:.
- Rinse the beans and then put them in a food processor with the onion, cumin, jalapeno and about a tablespoon of water. Process until you have a nice paste.
- Make small cakes using 2 tbsp of bean mixture each. Fry each cake in olive oil for about three minutes on each side, or until crispy brown.
- Remove from heat and keep warm.
- To serve, top with salsa and cilantro yogurt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 146.9, Fat 5.7, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 2.6, Sodium 321.4, Carbohydrate 19, Fiber 6.7, Sugar 3.5, Protein 6.4
BLACK BEAN CAKES
Provided by Food Network
Time 2h10m
Yield 2 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- For the sour cream: Mix all the ingredients together and set aside.
- For the black beans: Combine the black beans with the onion and garlic cloves. Cover with water and bring to a boil, and then simmer, covered. The beans are ready when they are tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Drain and set aside to cool down. Drain.
- For the vegetables: Saute all ingredients in a medium saute pan in the oil over medium-high and set aside to cool down.
- For the patties: Take about 3/4 cup black beans after they have cooled and put into food processor and pulse until the beans break apart but don't form a big ball of mush.
- Add the beans to the sauteed vegetables and mix in the flour, cumin, salt and pepper, and adobo and form into 6 to 8 patties.
- Add enough oil to coat a medium saute pan and place over medium-high heat. Add 2 to 3 patties and cook for about 1 minute, and then turn and sear the other sides for 1 more minute. The patties should have a golden brown crust. Place into the oven for about 4 minutes.
- While the patties are in the oven, add enough oil to coat a medium saute pan and place over medium-high heat. Add the red onion and cook for 1 minute. Add the spinach, season with salt and pepper, and wilt. Add the diced tomatoes and toss to warm through.
- Set the spinach in the center of a plate and place 2 to 3 bean cakes on top. Squeeze a little lime juice on top and top off with chipotle sour cream.
SPICY BLACK BEAN CAKES
These baked black bean cakes are easy to make and less fat than fried cakes.
Provided by CHRISTINA5362
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes Vegetarian
Time 35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- To prepare lime sour cream, mix the sour cream, lime juice, 1 small minced jalapeno, and salt together in a small bowl. Cover, and refrigerate.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook green onions until softened, about 1 minute. Stir in garlic, 2 diced jalapenos, and cumin; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Transfer contents of skillet to a large bowl. Stir in black beans, and mash with a fork. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix in sweet potatoes, egg, and bread crumbs. Divide into 8 balls, and flatten into patties.
- In the oven, set cooking rack about 4 inches from heat source. Set oven to broil. Lightly grease baking sheet with 1 tablespoon oil.
- Place bean patties on baking sheet, and broil 8 to 10 minutes. Turn cakes over, and broil until crispy, about 3 minutes more. Serve with lime sour cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 218.6 calories, Carbohydrate 31.3 g, Cholesterol 29.1 mg, Fat 6.7 g, Fiber 8.9 g, Protein 9.4 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 519.7 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
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