home https://dailyfix.co.za/subscribe/ https://dailyfix.co.za/subscribe-to-ideas/ ideas Click to Subscribe

DAILYFIX

Search
  • All
  • Lifestyle
    • Food & Drink
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Work & Money
    • Caring & Giving
  • Recipes
    • Banting
    • Breakfast & Brunch
    • Desserts & Baking
    • Main Dishes
    • Pantry
    • Soups & Salads
    • Starters and Sides
    • Vegetarian
  • Style
    • Beauty
    • Fashion
    • Wellness
    • Style Guru
  • Home
    • Décor
    • DIY
    • Fix it with Flair
    • Promotion
  • Garden
    • Garden
    • Pets
  • Travel
    • Destinations
    • Travel News
    • Share your journey
  • Crafts
    • Templates
  • Win
    • Winners
  • Wedding
  • Test House
  • Shop
    • Fairlady Shop
    • Home Shop
    • Ideas Shop
    • Spree Beauty Shop
  • Starters and Sides

    Mexican Beans For Easy Entertaining

    This Mexican dish is perfect on a tortilla or taco shells

    2 December 2014

    Serves 6-8
    Preparation Time 5 minutes
    Cooking Time 25 minutes

    • 20ml olive oil
    • 1 onion, chopped
    • 2 sticks celery, chopped
    • 1 medium-sized carrot, chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
    • 1 chilli, seeded and chopped (optional)
    • 5ml ground cumin
    • 5ml ground coriander
    • 3ml ground cinnamon
    • 1 green pepper, seeded and finely diced
    • 1 can chopped tomatoes
    • 15ml tomato paste
    • 1 can mixed beans
    • 1 can kidney beans
    • 3 spring onions, finely sliced
    • 30ml fresh coriander
    • tortillas or taco shells, to serve
    • sour cream, to serve
    • grated white Cheddar, to serve
    • diced avocado, to serve
    • tomato salsa, to serve

    1 Heat the oil and fry the onion, celery, carrot, garlic and chilli together for a few minutes, until softened.

    2 Add the spices and green pepper and fry for a minute, then add the tomato and tomato paste. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, then add the drained and rinsed beans. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add a little water if the mixture gets to dry.

    3 Season with salt and pepper, and stir in the spring onions and coriander. Serve on a tortilla or in taco shells with sour cream, cheese, avocado and salsa.

    Words and image: Ideas magazine

    email print

    To have more Dailyfix content delivered directly to your inbox, subscribe to our free newsletters here, or get your Dailyfix by following us on and .

    Email this link to a friend

    • FREE NEWSLETTERS

      Choose from our menu of newsletters to receive the latest from Dailyfix in your inbox:
    • SPREE SPECIALS
      MORE VIDEOS

Other Posts in Starters and Sides

  • Starters and Sides

    Paprika Beef Kebabs

    All-star succulent beef on a stick!

  • Starters and Sides

    Mini Chicken Pitas From Greece

    mini-chicken-pitas-from-greece-ID

    Scrumptious bite-size treats

  • Starters and Sides

    Prawns And Chorizo With Salsa Verde Pasta Salad

    Prawns-and-chorizo-FLY

    There’s nothing like a well-seasoned prawn pasta salad

Other Posts in Recipes

  • Recipes

    Refreshing Coconut Smoothie

    These days, coconut water is readily available at leading supermarkets countrywide

  • Main Dishes

    Crispy Fried Fish Fillets With Peppadew And Coriander Salsa

    A quick, tasty dish for a mid-week family dinner

  • Main Dishes

    Honey-Mustard Chicken With Coleslaw

    It’s sweet, tangy and totally delicious!

More Posts on DAILYFIX

  • Crafts

    All In A Row

    You don’t need a huge budget to reinvent the feel of your home

  • Garden

    Bulbs For A Spring Show

    It’s time to plant trees and shrubs – and prepare beds for winter, and spring-flowering bulbs and annuals

  • Fairlady Shop

    Double-Strap Heel

    Heels with double strap grey, Zoom (R599)

Shop with DAILYFIX

  • Fairlady Shop

    Studded Handbag

    Handbag with small studs pale pink, Style Republic (R399)

  • Fairlady Shop

    Cut-Out Heels

    Strappy heels black, Zoom (R659)

  • Fairlady Shop

    Collarless Coat

    Collarless coat animal print, Next (R1 599)

  • Newsletters
  • Advertise
  • Terms & Conditions
  • DAILYFIX

    Dailyfix copyright Media24.
    Dailyfix is the new online home of Fairlady, Home and Ideas magazines.
    Read more about us here.
    Made by OnNet.
    Sitemap