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Frijoles Volteados from Guatemala CRS Rice Bowl

Frijoles Volteados Recipe from Guatemala, and CRS Rice Bowl

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Frijoles Volteados from Guatemala CRS Rice Bowl

Frijoles Volteados from Guatemala CRS Rice Bowl

“I Hate Beans!”

Seriously. That was my slogan when I was a kid.

I remember those evenings when family dinners ended with me sitting at the table alone with a small serving on beans on my plate. I can still hear my mom saying, “You’re not getting up until you eat your beans.”

And, yes, I tried the hide-the-beans-in-your-napkin trick. It didn’t work for me. My mom was too quick for that.

In the end, consuming them was the only thing that worked. I had to eat them. Luckily I discovered that if I took a small enough bite and immediately washed it down with water, then I wouldn’t have to chew (or even taste!) the beans! Then I could get up from the table and join the rest of the family.

It wasn’t that the beans tasted bad. Most of the time they didn’t. And I actually loved the taste of red beans and rice, especially if it had some hot sausage in it. But the texture of beans in general made me gag. Not fun.

But thanks be to God that our taste buds and our palates develop as we get older! Now I love beans!

Unfortunately, there are kids in the world that do not have the option to eat what they like over what they don’t like. The poor have very few options, if any. And the fact is that beans are cheap. They’re affordable. And, thankfully, they are an excellent source of protein.

Luckily for all of us, there are simple ways to apply different spices and cooking methods to beans to make them not only palatable, but delicious too.

Frijoles Volteados from Guatemala CRS Rice Bowl

A common dish (and a delicious one!) in Guatemala is Frijoles Volteados. Voltear in Spanish means to flip, to toss, or to throw. So this dish could be called Tossed Beans in English. And the beans in this case are Black Beans.

Just a few months ago I published my recipe for Black Beans and Rice Topped with Sour Cream and Fresh Pico. Yum!

This Guatemalan dish is simpler and much quicker to prepare. You can even watch Fr. Leo cook this recipe in the video below.

Here’s what you need and what you need to do….

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Frijoles Volteados Recipe from Guatemala, and CRS Rice Bowl
Author: Jeff Young
Cuisine: Latin American
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-2 Tbsp Fair Trade olive oil
  • 2 cans black beans, with liquid reserved
  • Salt to taste
  • Flour tortillas
  • Fried egg (optional)
Instructions
  1. Sauté onions and garlic in oil until tender.
  2. Puree beans in a blender with about ⅔ cup liquid until they become a smooth paste.
  3. Add blended black beans to onions.
  4. Stir over medium heat until thick, about ten minutes.
  5. Serve over tortillas or with a fried egg or rice.
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Keeping Black Beans Black

There’s a trick to keeping black beans black.

For most dried beans, the first thing you need to do to prepare them is soak them overnight in water. And for every other kind of bean you will end up throwing out the soaking water. Not only does soaking the beans overnight soften them up, it also removes some of the gas-producing elements of beans.

But with black beans you do not throw out the soaking water. No. Instead, you will use that same water to cook the beans. The simple reason is that the soaking water helps to keep the black beans black. Can’t promise that will help you in the flatulence department though. Sorry. 😉

Black Beans and Rice Topped with Pico and Sour Cream

Throwing Down Some Black Beans with Fr. Leo

Fr. Leo of GraceBeforeMeals.com has teamed up with CRS Rice Bowl to produce cooking videos for Lent. Watch the video below to see Fr. Leo throw down some Frijoles Volteados!

What’s on Your Lenten Menu?

How is YOUR Lent going? What have you done differently this year? Anything different in the way you prepare meals at home on Fridays in Lent?

I would love to know! Tell me about it in the comments below, or connect with me on Facebook and Twitter!

About Jeff Young

Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold.

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Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold. Read More…

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