Black Beans and Chorizo

(not my picture)

I stayed at a hotel in Mexico City for a couple of days and had two breakfasts and a lunch in the restaurant. The buffet was terrific, and this dish in particular I kept going back for more of. Again, this is one where I made a note of the flavours and busked it when I got home.

INGREDIENTS

• Black beans - 1 tin
• Onion - 1 small, fine chopped
• Chorizo
• Garlic
• Chili sauce
• Garlic powder
• Dried oregano
• Corn oil
• Salt

METHOD

1. In a saucepan, heat the black beans including the liquid from the tin.
2. Add some chili sauce, garlic powder, oregano, and salt, and simmer for 10mins to soften
3. Meanwhile, in a frying pan brown the onion in a little corn oil
4. Add the chorizo and garlic for 3mins then transfer all this to the beans pan and simmer
5. At this point you can whizz it with a hand blender, but I prefer to leave it at that
6. Chuck a bit of coriander (cilantro) on it to serve

You can substitute bacon for chorizo.
If you can't find black beans, you can make something similar using pinto beans, or as a third choice, red kidney beans.
Stick an egg on it and call it breakfast.