Monday, September 10, 2012

Black beans, sausage and white rice / Feijão preto com salsicha e arroz branco

What have I done to diserve this?

Today I spent the whole afternoon getting a new digital tv and internet package for my parents [I can't believe that they'll have more download and upload speed than I have at home! Hmm... That's definitely a reason for visiting them more often], then we had to fix my car's headlight, and after that... oh well, it didn't leave me any time to cook something more complex for dinner.

But no worries: I always have a couple of meals as a back-up plan when this happens. Do you have some as well?

So tonight we had black beans with sausage and white rice.




Pour olive oil in a pan and add half an onion and 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped. When they're soft, add a can of black beans - with the sauce. Season it with salt and hot sauce, add sliced sausages and let it cook for about 10 minutes, until the sauce starts reducing [but not too much - you'll want that juice over the rice!]

Serve with white rice [boil 1 cup of rice in 2 cups of water seasoned with salt] and a tomato and lettuce salad.

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O que é que eu fiz para merecer isto?

Hoje passei a tarde inteira a tratar de um novo pacote digital de tv e internet para os meus pais [Não acredito que vão ter mais velocidade de download e upload do que eu tenho em casa! Hmm... É definitivamente uma razão para os visitar mais vezes], depois tivemos de arranjar um farol do meu carro, e depois disso... bem, não me deixou tempo nenhum para fazer qualquer coisa mais complexa para o jantar.



Mas sem stress: tenho sempre algumas refeições como plano B quando isto acontece. Também tens?




Por isso esta noite jantámos feijão preto com salsicha e arroz branco.




Verte azeite numa caçarola e adiciona meia cebola e 2 dentes de alho, picados grosseiramente. Quando tiverem amolecido, adiciona uma lata de feijão preto - com o molhoTempera com sal e picante, junta as salsichas às rodelas e deixa cozinhar durante 10 minutos, até o molho começar a reduzir [mas não demasiado - vais querer esse sumo por cima do arroz!]




Serve com arroz branco [coze 1 chávena de arroz em 2 chávenas de água temperada com sal] e uma salada de tomate e alface.

4 comments:

  1. A very hearty and delicious looking recipe!

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    1. Thank you. And there are a couple of variations you can always make, depending on personal taste. Sometimes I add a slice of pineapple in syrup, other times I don't use the hot sauce (when one of my nieces is here - children don't really like spicy food, do they?

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  2. I have a special place in my heart for black beans. I just like the bite of them.

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    1. Oh, yes, I know what you mean. I certain dishes that require you to mash the beans I always leave a couple whole, because I love to bite them.

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