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Black bean, brown rice and cheese burrito with salsa verde

The Culinary Institute of America · 6 min video

Read about black beans in the BrightCulinary Book

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Ingredients
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  • brown rice
  • cheddar cheese
  • mozzarella cheese
  • pickled jalapenos
  • onions
  • tomatoes
Cook the aromatics -- a little serrano and garlic -- on medium-high heat.
Cooking spicy black beans
  • serrano
  • garlic
  • chili powder
  • cumin
Add chili powder and cumin, then the black beans.
  • water
Cook five or ten minutes to build flavour and let the beans break down, adding a little water if they dry out.
Mix the cheddar and mozzarella with diced pickled jalapenos from the can.
  • shallots
Add the shallots to the beans and let them cook down.
  • cilantro
Salsa verde: cook down tomatillo with a little jalapeno and puree in a blender with a touch of cilantro.
  • spinach whole wheat tortilla
  • shredded iceberg lettuce
Garnish with a little shredded iceberg lettuce at service.
Take the beans off the heat.
Building burritos for food service
Fill the tortilla with just over a quarter cup of beans, the cooked and cooled brown rice seasoned with salt, the cheese and jalapeno mixture, diced white onion, diced tomato and the salsa verde.
  • ¼ cup black beans
  • tomatillo
  • salt
To hold for service, roll, wrap in foil and chill overnight.
Warm at 375 for about 15 minutes so everything comes together.
variation: add cilantro to the beans, or roasted red pepper.
Serving at home