This is a keto friendly beans and rice bowl post. The key ingredient is the sauce. However, there is a bit more than that going on here making this perhaps the best bowl you have ever tasted; and healthy too! The problem is you will likely over-eat anyway!
First it starts with the beans. You can simply open a can of black beans and rinse them for this dish. But in this case I am making it from dry BLACK SOY BEANS. I soaked about 3 cups overnight, and rinsed.
I had previously boiled a whole chicken down for another purpose (chicken salad). Here I am using the left over chicken stock that is strained and defatted.
I am left with extra stock that went in the freezer for other cooks.
Simmering the beans covered in the lightly seasoned chicken stock until they were the consistency I liked. Took about 4 hours this way, but if you have an instapot- use that.
I have here 3 poblano chilies. They are getting ready to be fire roasted. You can use whatever your favorite chili is. Green chiles, Serrano's or jalapenos would be my preference, but this dish will be Gringo'ed out. poblanos are not spicy at all.
You can just open a can from the grocery store if you want, but making them fresh is worth the effort.
They go directly on the flame to get charred all over then placed in an ice bath for a bit.
The char and skins are easily pealed off, deseeded, then are chopped.
I grilled a few chicken thighs on the Weber with the Vortex that were seasoned with SPOG and threw on a couple chunks of cherry. Nothing special here and they are not the star of the dish. The sliced chicken thighs are on the side or are optional!
So here is the spread for assembly that can be personalized with or without any of the following ingredients:
The bowl is assembled as artistically as you would like for presentation. I like a hot mess! I mix it all up together to eat it anyway!
The Yumm! sauce is utterly amazing! It is a flavor unlike any other that I can't describe. It is from a local chain of restaurants that cater to the vegan/gluten free, organic, etc. crowd. It is sold in grocery stores and online; including Amazon. There are other flavors as well. All of them are out of this world delicious and unforgettable! I highly recommend trying them all.
I do have a recipe for a clone if someone would like to make it rather than buy it. It's close but not exact....
Thanks for stopping by. If you like beans and rice dishes this one will likely take a top spot. Give it a try and tell me what you think of the sauce.
First it starts with the beans. You can simply open a can of black beans and rinse them for this dish. But in this case I am making it from dry BLACK SOY BEANS. I soaked about 3 cups overnight, and rinsed.
I had previously boiled a whole chicken down for another purpose (chicken salad). Here I am using the left over chicken stock that is strained and defatted.
I am left with extra stock that went in the freezer for other cooks.
Simmering the beans covered in the lightly seasoned chicken stock until they were the consistency I liked. Took about 4 hours this way, but if you have an instapot- use that.
I have here 3 poblano chilies. They are getting ready to be fire roasted. You can use whatever your favorite chili is. Green chiles, Serrano's or jalapenos would be my preference, but this dish will be Gringo'ed out. poblanos are not spicy at all.
You can just open a can from the grocery store if you want, but making them fresh is worth the effort.
They go directly on the flame to get charred all over then placed in an ice bath for a bit.
The char and skins are easily pealed off, deseeded, then are chopped.
I grilled a few chicken thighs on the Weber with the Vortex that were seasoned with SPOG and threw on a couple chunks of cherry. Nothing special here and they are not the star of the dish. The sliced chicken thighs are on the side or are optional!
So here is the spread for assembly that can be personalized with or without any of the following ingredients:
- Steamed riced cauliflower- This is a keto dish, but use whatever kind of steamed rice you like. Normally I like Jasmine or brown rice for this.
- Black Beans- Again for this keto dish will be the Black Soy Beans
- Green chiles
- Green onions
- Cillantro
- Tomato- These were fresh out of our garden!
- Cheddar cheese (I also had some fetta on hand that needed used up)
- Black olives
- Sliced avocado
- Sesame oil (just a few drops to finish)
- Sesame seeds
The bowl is assembled as artistically as you would like for presentation. I like a hot mess! I mix it all up together to eat it anyway!
The Yumm! sauce is utterly amazing! It is a flavor unlike any other that I can't describe. It is from a local chain of restaurants that cater to the vegan/gluten free, organic, etc. crowd. It is sold in grocery stores and online; including Amazon. There are other flavors as well. All of them are out of this world delicious and unforgettable! I highly recommend trying them all.
I do have a recipe for a clone if someone would like to make it rather than buy it. It's close but not exact....
Thanks for stopping by. If you like beans and rice dishes this one will likely take a top spot. Give it a try and tell me what you think of the sauce.
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