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Sunday, January 10, 2021

Taste-bud Journey: Blacks Beans, Corn, & Beef over Yellow Rice

During the pandemic, I am taking taste-bud journeys as I self-isolate rather than physical journeys. Here is my adapted meal-on-a-budget recipe for Black Beans, Corn, & Beef over Yellow Rice. It was inspired by my late husband (R.I.P.), a web recipe, and some experimentation on my part.





Please note that this recipe makes enough for either:

  • 3 large servings or
  • 5 regular-size servings 
  • I only used 1 ground beef patty (~ 1/4 lb.). You could use 1 entire pound of ground beef instead. It simply depends on how beef-light or beef-heavy you wish this meal to be. I preferred beef-light as I wanted the emphasis to be on the veggies.


Recipe to make Mahatma Yellow Rice

  • 2 tsp chicken bouillon powder

  • 5 oz bag Mahatma yellow rice

  • ~ 2/3 cup of water

  • ½ cup of liquid from canned black beans

  • ½ cup of liquid from canned corn can

  • 1 tsp ground cumin

  • 2 tsp olive oil

  • 1 tbsp butter



















Recipe to make Ground Beef & Veggies

  • ½ tsp chicken bouillon powder

  • ¼ cup of water

  • 15 oz. can black beans (drained)

  • 15.25 oz can corn (drained)

  • ½ tsp ground cumin

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire

  • 1 to 4 ground beef patties (drained)





Please note: You can, of course, use other or additional spices in this meal. I thought the ground cumin gave the meal the smell of a meal one might find at a Mexican Restaurant. For people who are sensitive to spices as I am, this is not spicy - simply flavorful.



Procedure to make Mahatma Rice

  • Step 1: Reserve water from can of black beans. (~ ½ cup)

  • Step 2: Reserve water from can of corn. (~ ½ cup) Add both to 2-cup measuring cup. Add water until total liquid = 1 2/3 cup.

  • Step 3: To this liquid mixture, add in 2 tsp chicken bouillon powder, 1 tsp cumin, 2 tbsp olive oil, and 1 tbsp butter. Bring this mixture to boil in medium saucepan. Stir in rice. Cover. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Fluff lightly with fork. (Makes 2 cups)



Procedure to make Ground Beef & Veggies

  • Step 4: Meanwhile, in skillet, cook crumbled-up ground beef 7 minutes over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.

  • Step 5: In separate saucepan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil, drained ground beef, black beans, corn, ¼ cup water, 1 tbsp olive oil, ½ tsp chicken bouillon powder, ½ tsp cumin, & 1 tbsp Worcestershire. Bring to a boil. Then, cover, and simmer for at least 10 minutes.

  • Step 6: Serve this beef & veggie mixture over rice.


 

















Please note: I will definitely make this meal again. Since I live alone, I have enough leftovers for another big meal in the next day or two and a big TV dinner stored in a freezer quart bag in the freezer to be used in the next month or two. Woohoo!

 

Please also note: Even though this is Yellow Rice, with the addition of the liquid from the can of Black Beans, that caused the rice to be tan instead of yellow.



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