Sunday, February 13, 2011

Breakfast Beans


Never had beans for breakfast before I came into program, but I have them every day now. Topped with a little salsa, they get me started every morning. Yes, I take an enzyme supplement to counter act their sharp retort,lol!

Ingredients
4 cup any dry kidney shaped bean (kidney, black, white, black-eye pea, etc). Rinse throughly
1-28 oz can Diced Tomatoes or Rotel Tomatoes
6 cup water
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp sea salt (to taste)

Optional
3-10 smoked jalepeno or serrano peppers (to taste)
1/2 cup strong flavored meat, like smoked pork, ham hocks, smoked turkey neck

Directions
Combine all ingredients and bring to boil. Boil for 1/2 hour, then turn down to simmer for 3-4 hours or until beans are soft. Pick out bones, as necessary.

If you have the time, it really turns into something special after 5-6 hours--more of a baked bean consistency.

Yields 8-10 cups of cooked beans

Abstinent measuring
1 cup Breakfast beans = 1 cup protein

Make it a Meal
A breakfast favorite: Divide smallish saute pan into thirds for 1/2c Breakfast Beans topped with 1/4c salsa, 1/2c left-over Brown Rice, 1 egg. They will all cook/warm at the same pace. when the egg is ready to flip, do so then gently turn beans and rice within their own pan space. 1 cup mango makes this a super way to start the day.
Abstinent Measuring: 1 protein, 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1/4c condiment

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