Black Beans With Diced Pork Yucatán Style Recipes

Steps:

• Combine pork cubes, 1/2 cup water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Uncover, raise heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring constantly, until the water evaporates. Cook until pork starts to brown in its rendered fat, about 10 minutes. Add onion and cook for 5 to 10 minutes more. Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add black beans, cream of chicken soup, tomatoes, Hatch chiles, instant rice, corn, salsa, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, chili powder, cumin, black pepper, and 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese. Stir to combine.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Pour pork mixture into the prepared baking dish and bake until thoroughly warmed, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and top with remaining cheese. Let sit until cheese has melted.

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork with salt and black pepper. Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp and well browned; transfer to paper towel-lined plate, reserving 1/4 cup drippings in pot.
• Brown pork pieces in bacon drippings over medium-high heat, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Work in batches; transfer browned pieces to a plate as they brown. Transfer all pieces back to pot, along with accumulated juices. Stir in onion, serrano pepper, broth, and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low or low to maintain a low simmer. Simmer, covered, 1 hour.
• Stir in beans and cactus; simmer, uncovered, until heated through, 20 minutes more. Stir in bacon. Serve over rice and garnish with avocado and cilantro.

Steps:

• Season pork chops with pepper.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pork chops in hot oil until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
• Pour beans and salsa over pork chops and season with cilantro. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover the skillet, and simmer until pork chops are cooked no longer pink in the center, 20 to 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Steps:

• The Beans: Rinse the beans, then scoop them into a large (6-quart) pot (preferably a Dutch oven or Mexican earthenware olla) and add 2 quarts water.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered for 1 hour.
• The Pork: While the beans are cooking, sprinkle the pork liberally with salt.
• In a very large (12-inch) skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the lard or oil over medium-high, and brown the pork on all sides in an uncrowded layer-it'll take about 10 minutes. (With a smaller skillet you'll have to brown the pork in 2 batches.)
• Remove the pork to a plate and set the pan aside.
• When the beans have cooked an hour, add the pork to the pot, along with more water, if necessary, so that everything is submerged.
• Partially cover the pot and continue simmering, until meat and beans are tender, about an hour more.
• The Tomato-Habanero Sauce: Return the pork-frying skillet to medium heat and drizzle in a little more lard or oil, if necessary, to coat the bottom.
• Add half of the sliced onion and fry until golden, about 7 minutes.
• In a blender, coarsely puree the tomatoes and the juices.
• Now, either cut a slit in the side of the habanero(s)-this will give you some habanero fruity flavor without much heat-or cut the habanero(s) in half.
• Add to the onions along with the tomato puree, then simmer, partially covered, stirring often for 10 minutes or so, until reduced to the consistency of a thick sauce (it shouldn't be dry).
• Taste and season with salt, usually 1 teaspoon.
• Finishing the beans: When the beans are tender, scrape half the tomato sauce into them, add a little more water to the pot, if necessary, to ensure that the pork and beans are nicely covered with liquid.
• Taste and season the beans with salt, usually about 1 ½ teaspoons.
• With a large spoon, carefully remove the pork from the beans and transfer it to an ovenproof dish, cover with foil and keep warm in a low oven.
• Pour the beans into a colander set over a large bowl, return the beans to the pot and measure 2 ½ cups of the broth into a saucepan to use for the rice.
• Return the remaining bean broth to the beans.
• There should still be enough broth to yield somewhat soupy beans; if not add more water.
• The rice: Add ½ teaspoon salt to the pan of bean broth and set over medium heat.
• In a medium-size (3-quart) saucepan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of the lard or oil over medium.
• Add the rice and remaining onion and cook, stirring regularly, until the rice turns from translucent to milky-white, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and cook a minute longer, then pour in the hot bean broth.
• Stir once, scrape down any rice kernels clinging to the side of the pan, cover and cook over medium-low for about 15 minutes; uncover and check a grain of rice-it should be nearly cooked through.
• If the rice is just about ready, turn off the heat, re-cover and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes longer to complete the cooking.
• If the rice seems far from done, continue cooking for 5 minutes or so, retest, then turn off the heat and let stand for a few minutes more.
• Serving: When you're ready to serve, reheat the tomato sauce and remove the habanero chilies.
• Ladle the beans into six small bowls.
• Spoon the rice onto each of 6 large warm dinner plate and nestle the pork in the center.
• Spoon a little of the warm sauce onto one side of each plate.
• Onto the other side, arrange a few slices of avocado.
• Garnish with sprigs of cilantro.
• Serve right away, passing the lime wedges and chopped xnipec salsa, if you wish.
• •To make about a cup of xnipec salsa:.
• ½ small red onion, finely chopped.
• 1 tablespoons fresh lime or sour orange juice.
• 6 radishes, chopped into small dice or matchsticks.
• ½ fresh habanero chili, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped.
• A dozen or so large sprigs of cilantro, chopped.
• Salt, about ½ teaspoon.
• Scoop the onion into a strainer and rinse under cold water. Shake off as much water as possible, then transfer to a small bowl and stir in the juice. Add the remaining ingredients, season with salt, usually about ½ teaspoon, and it's ready.

Steps:

• Mix the crushed garlic, 1 tbsp of the oil and 1 tsp smoked paprika together in a shallow dish and turn the pork steaks over in the mix to coat them on both sides. Heat a large non-stick frying pan and fry the pork for about 4 mins on each side to part-cook and brown them, then remove them from the pan.
• Add the rest of the oil to the pan and fry the onions, carrots and sliced garlic, stirring frequently for 10 mins until the veg starts to caramelise a little. Pour in the sherry vinegar, allowing it to sizzle in the heat, then add the peppers, bouillon, rosemary, any juices left in the dish from the pork, the cherry tomatoes, tomato purée, remaining 3 tsp paprika and beans.
• Lay the pork steaks on top, then cover the pan and cook for 20 mins until the pork and vegetables are tender. The pork will be cooked and juicy, but not fall apart. Remove the pork from the pan, stir in the parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice, if using.
• If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, eat two portions of the pork and beans now and chill the rest for another day. Will keep for up to two days. To serve the second night, just reheat in a pan.

Steps:

• 1. Pick over dried beans carefully and remove any pebbles or debris. Place in a large strainer or colander and rinse thoroughly under cold tap water. 2. Put the beans in a large pot with 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, and simmer until the beans are tender, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. 3. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat the lard or oil and brown the pork. Add the remaining ingredients and cook, stirring, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Add 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. When the beans are tender, add the pork mixture to the beans. Cook, uncovered, until the liquid thickens and the flavors blend, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and habanero chile. Adjust seasoning. Serve hot.From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat, stir in garlic and onion, and cook a few minutes until the onion softens and turns translucent. Remove the onion, and place into a saucepan. Pour the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil into the skillet, and place over medium-high heat. Add cubed pork, and cook until well browned.
• Meanwhile, pour 3/4 of the black beans along with 1/4 cup water into the bowl of a blender, and pulse until finely chopped, but not quite smooth. Pour whole beans and bean puree into saucepan along with pork cubes, chicken stock, chorizo, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.