Black Bean Stew with Cornbread Dumplings

Black Bean Stew with Cornbread Dumplings

Ready in 40 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, August 26, 2018.

Ingredients

Black Bean Stew

  • 1 brown onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1-2 stalks celery *
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 400g can black beans
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 tsp stew spices
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp chipotle sauce
  • ½ cup vegetable stock
  • 1 Tbsp chopped coriander

Cornbread Dumplings

  • 3 Tbsp broccoli seeds
  • ½ cup hot water
  • 1 pack corn bread mix
  • 1 spring onion *
  • ¾ cup coconut milk
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil

To Serve

  • 2-3 Tbsp coconut yoghurt
  • Zest and juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 Tbsp chopped coriander

Steps

  1. Start stew Preheat oven to 200°C. Finely dice onion, carrot and celery; dice tomatoes 2cm. Drain and rinse beans. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, oven-proof frypan on high heat. Cook onion, carrot and celery for about 6 minutes, until starting to brown.
  2. Add garlic, stew spices, salt and chipotle. Cook a further 2 minutes, until fragrant. Add tomatoes, stock and beans. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 7 minutes, until thickened. Stir through first measure of coriander and season to taste.
  3. Make dumplings While stew simmers, place broccoli seeds and hot water in a large bowl. Leave until seeds are swollen and all water is absorbed. Add remaining cornbread ingredients to bowl and mix, until well combined.
  4. Bake stew and dumplings Once stew has cooked, dollop heaped tablespoon measures of cornbread batter on top of stew. Place in oven and cook for about 25 minutes, until dumplings are golden and cooked through.
  5. Prep yoghurt While dumplings cook, combine yoghurt and lemon in a small bowl. Season to taste.
  6. To serve Divide dumplings and stew between bowls. Dollop with zesty coconut yoghurt and sprinkle over second measure of coriander.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2551 kj
610 kcal
Protein 15.9g
Carbohydrate 62.6g
Fat 32.0g