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23 January 2008

Poached Eggs with Black Bean Curry









I guess this would a mix between mexican and indian flavors. Black beans, spinach, peas, carrots, tomatoes, curry, and eggs.
I got the idea of poaching the eggs in the beans after watching America's Test Kitchen when they made huevos rancheros, a typical mexican breakfast. I think its a cool way to get extra protein post-training and adds a little twist to the norm

Ingredients
1 Can of Black Beans, drained
1/2 yellow onion diced

3 cloves of garlic
1/2 tbs of tumeric
1 tbs of curry powder
1/2 tbs of cumin seeds
1 cup of diced tomatoes
1/4 cup of minced cilantro
1/2 cup of frozen peas
1 cup of fresh baby spinach
1 med carrot diced
2 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
*chili pepper optional
Heat cumin, curry, and tumeric in a pan until fragrant, 2-3min. Add 1 tbs of evoo, onion, garlic, and carrots. Stir together and heat till fragrant. Add tomatoes, beans and stir together. Add some salt(1tsp) and black pepper. Heat until tomatoes begin to break down. Add peas, spinach. Cover. Stir occassionaly. Might need to add a litle water if it gets too dry. After about 6-8min or spinach has wilted, stir all together. Add cilantro and stir. Now make a spot in the middle of the mixture and crack an egg. Make another spot and crack another egg. Essentially, you should have bean mixture surrounding eggs. Cover and turn heat to med high. Make sure mixture doesn't dry out. You are essentially poaching the eggs in the beans. Eggs are done with the yolks cover is a hazing white, see top picture. Add some extra cilantro when serving. Enjoy!
Very high in fiber, protein. Low in fat, sugar and bad stuff. Ie it fills you up, helps muscles and keeps you regular =)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

can you please come to ut and cook for me????

-megan