Recipe - Black-Bean Cakes With Southwestern Sauce^

=====Sauce===
2 cup Chopped tomatoes
1/3 cup Tomato paste
One fourth cup Chopped fresh cilantro
2 Clove; garlic, minced
One half teaspoon Hotpepper sauce
== 3/4AN CAKES=====
1 cup Chopped onions
2 Cloves; garlic, minced
2 cup Cooked black beans
2 tablespoon Grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Chili powder
One fourth teaspoon Hotpepper sauce
One fourth cup Yellow cornmeal

To make the sauce: In a blender or food processor, combine the
tomatoes, tomato paste, cilantro, garlic, and hotpepper sauce.
Process until smooth. Refrigerate.

To make the bean cakes: Coat a 10" nostick skillet with nostick
spray and set over mediumhigh heat. When the skillet is hot, add the
onions and garlic. Cook and stir for 3 minutes, or until the onions
are soft but not browned. Spoon into a medium bowl.

Add the beans, Parmesan, chili powder, and hotpepper sauce. Stir
well to combine, then mash with a fork. With your hands, press the
bean mixture into 12 cakes about '/2" thick. Coat the top and bottom
of each cake with the cornmeal. Place the cakes on a plate and cover.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Coat a 10" nostick skillet with nostick spray and set over
mediumhigh heat. When the skillet is hot, add the cakes. Cook in
batches, if necessary, to avoid crowding. Cook for 3 minutes. Turn
and cook for 2 minutes, or until golden brown. Top with the sauce.

To freeze, place the bean cakes on tray and put in the freezer for
several hours, or until solid. Transfer to a freezerquality plastic
bag. Pack the sauce in a freezerquality plastic container.

To use, thaw both overnight in the refrigerator. Bring the sauce to
room temperature. Reheat the cakes, in a covered 10" nostick skillet
over medium heat for 15 minutes, or until hot.

NOTES : Dressed with a colorful tomato sauce, these easy pan fried
cakes make a very pretty party dish. The blackbean cakes and the
sauce can be frozen separately for up to 3 months.

Recipe by: Prevention's Freezer Cookbook For the Freezer

Posted to EATLF Digest by SuzyWert@aol.com on Jun 8, 1999, converted
by MM_Buster v2.0l.