Spicy Black Beans With Chorizo And Chipotle Cream Recipes

Steps:

• For the soup: Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chorizo, onions, garlic and jalapeno and saute until tender, about 4 minutes. Add the black beans, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce and broth and simmer for 25 minutes so all the flavors can marry together.
• Blend half of the soup, using either a blender or an immersion blender, leaving some whole beans for texture.
• For the sour cream: Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
• Taste for seasoning and plate topped with cumin lime sour cream and sliced green onions.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until it begins to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, salt, chile powder and cayenne and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the chiles, beans and broth and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans have softened and the sauce has thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with cilantro leaves and Cotija.

Steps:

• For beans:
• Place beans in large saucepan. Add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Let beans soak overnight.
• Drain beans. Return to saucepan. Add onion halves, bay leaf, and oregano. Add enough cold water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered until beans are very tender, stirring occasionally, 1 1/2 to 2 hours (depending on age of beans). Drain beans, reserving cooking liquid. Discard onion halves and bay leaf.
• Heat oil in heavy large deep nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chorizo and cook until brown, breaking up with back of spoon, 4 to 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer chorizo to small bowl. Add chopped onion to drippings in skillet. Cook until soft and golden brown, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons cilantro, garlic, jalapeño, and cumin; stir 1 minute. Add beans, 3/4 cup reserved cooking liquid, and chorizo to onion mixture. Stir to distribute evenly. Simmer over medium-low heat until heated through and flavors are blended, 3 to 4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill uncovered until cool, then cover and keep chilled. Rewarm over medium heat before serving.
• For chipotle cream:
• Whisk all ingredients in small bowl to blend. Season to taste with salt. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewhisk before serving.
• Transfer beans to large bowl. Garnish with chipotle cream and chopped cilantro.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine beans, onion, and garlic, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Season with cilantro, cayenne, and salt. Simmer for 5 minutes, and serve.

Steps:

• In large skillet, cook chorizo sausage over medium heat until cooked through (5-10 minutes). Remove from the pan.
• Add vegetable oil and cook peppers & onions until soft. (About 8-10 minutes).
• Add garlic, chipotle peppers & spices. Stir in rotel (undrained), broth & 1 can black beans (undrained).
• Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to simmer and cook 10 minutes.
• Puree in blender or food processor in batches until you have blended it all.
• Return to the skillet. Add the cooked chorizo, the drained can of black beans and the frozen corn.
• Cook over medium heat until reaches desired consistency. (About 5-10 minutes).