Omelets with Black Beans
- 2 tablespoons lard or olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh chiles (1 to 2), including seeds
- 1 3/4 lb tomatoes, peeled (see cooks' note, below) and coarsely chopped (4 cups)
- 12 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons lard or olive oil
- 1 1/3 cups coarsely mashed cooked black beans
- Heat lard in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then saute garlic and chiles, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add tomatoes and simmer, stirring frequently, until most of liquid is evaporated and tomatoes have broken down to form a sauce, about 15 minutes.
- Cool sauce, then stir in salt to taste.
- Whisk together 3 eggs and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl until blended.
- Heat 1 tablespoon lard in a 6- to 7-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and add eggs.
- As eggs set around edge of skillet, pull cooked portions toward center using a heatproof spatula, letting raw egg flow around and underneath.
- Repeat until eggs are partially set, about 2 minutes, then spread 1/3 cup black beans evenly over eggs.
- Shake skillet to loosen omelet and slide out onto a plate, then invert skillet over plate and, wearing oven mitts, hold plate against skillet and reinvert omelet into skillet.
- Cook 1 minute more, then with spatula lift edge of omelet opposite handle and fold it toward center.
- Tilt side of skillet opposite handle downward and roll omelet over itself onto a plate.
- Spoon some of sauce over omelet and serve.
- Make 3 more omelets in same manner.
lard, garlic, fresh chiles, tomatoes, eggs, salt, lard, black beans
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/omelets-with-black-beans-108530 (may not work)