Black Bean Cakes (Antigua and Barbuda)

                                                                               Receta en Español

Here I present you this popular recipe of Antigua and Barbuda:

Ingredients:

For cakes:

• 2 cups black beans.
• ½ cup chopped onion.
• 1 and a half teaspoon of ground cumin.
• 1  tablespoon chopped chili pepper.
• 2 tablespoon olive oil.
• Salt.

For the Sauce:

• 1  small chili.
• 5 tomatos.
• ½  onion.
• Salt.

For coriander yogurt:

• 1/2 cup natural yogurt.
• 2 tablespoon chopped coriander.
• Half a lemon juice.

Cooking the Sauce:

1. Wash and cut tomatos and chili into small pieces.
2. Pour a Little oil in a pan, add the chopped onion and sauté until it gets golden.
3. Add tomatos, chili  and salt. Cook over medium heat  until tomatos are well done, that is when you press tomatos, they are  soft.
4. Pass the misture through a purée sieve.
5. Cook again over medium heat until sauce is reduced to de desired consistency.

How to do Coriander Yogurt:

6. In a bowl mix coriander, lemon juice and yogurt.

How to do Black Bean Cakes:

7. The night before soak beans for at least 12 hours.
8. Once beans are soaked, add water and beans in a casserole. Cook over medium heat for 1 hour.
9. Water should be evaporated almost completely , in case it is not evaporated cook a little more.
10. Add onion, cumin and chili to the cooked beans . Mix with a blender until you obtain a dough.
11. Take 2 spoons of the dough to make every cake. Fry every cake both sides in a pan for 3 minutes  or until you see them fried. 
12. keep cakes warmed until they are served.
13. Serve the cakes with a little sauce and coriander yogurt on top.

My comments to the recipe:

It is an original and tasty way to eat black beans. tomato sauce and coriander yogurt bring freshness to the dish.

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Coconut Pudding (Angola)

                                                                                                                      Receta en Español

Coconut desserts are typical in Angola. 'Cocada amarela' is the most popular, but today I present another dessert worldwide known made with coconut: Coconut Pudding.

We are going to cook it using microwave, an easy and fast recipe!.

Ingredients:

• 250g condensed milk.
• 4 eggs.
• 125 g grated coconut.
• 500 ml whole milk.
• 2 teaspoon cornstarch.
• 100 g sugar.

Method:

Put 100 grams sugar and 50 ml water in a saucepan, heat over medium heat. Stirr until sugar is well disolved. Once it happens, stop stirring to prevent it to crystallize.  
The moment the caramel begins to turn light brown, turn the heat off. 
The remaining heat in the saucepan will be enough to finish the cooking of the caramel.

Pour caramel at the bottom and sides of a microwave safe pudding baking mold.

In a blender combine eggs, milk, condensed milk , grated coconut and cornstarch, blend and pour over the caramelized sugar.

Cook in microwave at maximum power for 10 minutes.

Let cool for several hours, It is better to place it into the fridge during 12 hours and then unmold and taste it!.



Comments to the Recipe

It is delicious, condensed milk provides softness and sweetness . It is very easy and fast.

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