Chilli Beef 'n' Black Beans with Pancakes
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope taco seasoning mix
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes or 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek (both are optional)
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced roma tomatoes
- 1 1⁄2 cups cooked black beans (15 ounce can, drained)
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels
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For savoury pancakes
- 2 cups self rising flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 cup milk (or substitute buttermilk if desired)
- 1 cup water
- vegetable oil, to grease griddle or frypan
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To serve
- 1⁄3 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- sour cream
directions
- Heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet.
- Add onion, garlic and ground beef, and saute over medium to high heat, stirring frequently, until onion has softened and beef is brown.
- Stir in Taco seasoning mix and 3/4 cup water, and simmer for 1 minute.
- Add undrained, uncrushed tomatoes and slowly bring to the boil.
- Cover and simmer for 5 minutes to allow flavours to blend and develop.
- Add drained black beans and corn kernels, and more water if necessary, and cook a further few minutes, stirring from time to time, until hot.
- For pancakes: Mix together the dry ingredients in a bowl.
- It is not really necessary to sift the flour.
- Stir in egg and liquid ingredients with a wire whisk until mixed.
- Rub griddle or 6" diameter frypan with some oil.
- Heat until water flicked from your fingers bounces around.
- Pour 1/4 cup of pancake batter into frypan, for each pancake, and twirl pan until batter covers base.
- Cook until bubbled all over the top and brown on the bottom.
- Flip and cook until brown on other side.
- Repeat with remaining batter.
- (Keep cooked pancakes warm in a low oven until all the batter is used.) To serve: Top pancakes with chilli beef'n' black bean mixture, and served garnished with cilantro and sour cream to taste.
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Reviews
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This is FABULOUS!!!! I made it with ground chicken instead of beef, as I am not a big beef fan. The flavors in this dish are just excellent, and I love the interesting addition of the savory pancakes! Ive never had anything quite like this... and I must say, I will be making this very often!!!!! I think I might try and make this into something vegetarian by adding some more veggies...like garbanzos, and eliminating the ground meat :-) The addition of cilantro on top is marvelous. I didnt add sour cream because I have issues with dairy and didnt feel that it was necessary. I did however try it with a bit of salsa on the side, and that was fabulous as well!! :-) thanks for the recipe!!!
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This is FABULOUS!!!! I made it with ground chicken instead of beef, as I am not a big beef fan. The flavors in this dish are just excellent, and I love the interesting addition of the savory pancakes! Ive never had anything quite like this... and I must say, I will be making this very often!!!!! I think I might try and make this into something vegetarian by adding some more veggies...like garbanzos, and eliminating the ground meat :-) The addition of cilantro on top is marvelous. I didnt add sour cream because I have issues with dairy and didnt feel that it was necessary. I did however try it with a bit of salsa on the side, and that was fabulous as well!! :-) thanks for the recipe!!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Daydream
Australia
<p>I was raised in a family that loves to travel, meet people from other countries, and taste new foods. We are quite 'international' - my brother's wife is Indian, my sister's husband is Swiss and my son's wife is of Swedish and Croatian origin. My little dogs are German - miniature Dachshunds.</p>
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