Santa Fe Black Bean Cake
1 lb Beans, black turtle, -- cleaned, rinsed 1 sm Onion, coarsely chopped 2 sl Bacon OR 2 sl Pancetta 1 qt Stock, chicken OR 1 qt Stock, duck 2 ea Chili, Serrano, seeded, -- finely...
Ingredients
- 1lbbeans, black turtle,
- 2sl bacon or
- 2sl pancetta
- 1qt stock, chicken or
- 1qt stock, duck
- 2ea chili, serrano, seeded,
- 1tb cumin
- 2ozoil, olive
Directions
- 1
1 lb Beans, black turtle, -- cleaned, rinsed 1 sm Onion, coarsely chopped 2 sl Bacon OR 2 sl Pancetta 1 qt Stock, chicken OR 1 qt Stock, duc
- 2
Add the black beans and stock (just enough to cover the beans), salt, and cook until completely done
- 3
Drain well
- 4
Put the beans, onion, and bacon through a meat grinder or food mill to make a paste
- 5
Season the paste with Serrano chilies, Ancho chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper
- 6
Take enough of the paste to roll it into the size of a golf ball, then pound the rolled ball between waxed paper until it forms a 1/8-inch t
- 7
Heat a seasoned crepe or teflon pan and add 1 ounce of olive oil
- 8
On high heat, cook each side of the bean cake for about 1 minute (the cake will be crisp and should slide easily in the pan when done)