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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Caribbean >> Cuban

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Set aside 1/2 cup of the beans. | 2. Place the other 1 1/2 cups in a medium bowl with garlic, cumin, cilantro and salt. Partially mash with a fork. | 3. Place remaining 1/2 cup of beans in a food processor with the egg. Process for approximately 30 seconds or until well combined. | 4. Add bean puree to slightly mashed beans in a bowl, and stir until combined. | 5. Add cheese and onion, combine well. | 6. Divide the bean mixture into 4 parts. Shape each portion into a 1/2 inch thick patty. | 7. Place cornmeal on a plate or in a shallow dish. | 8. Dredge each patty in cornmeal until thoroughly but thinly covered. | 9. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Coat with cooking spray. | 10. Add patties and cook for approximately 4 minutes on each side or until browned. | 11. Carefully move onto plates with a spatula. | 12. Serve hot, with sour cream and rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
black bean	2	cups	rinsed drained canned	1323.08	241.9568	83.80799999999999	5.5096
garlic	1	teaspoon	minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
cumin	1/2	teaspoon	ground	3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
salt	1/8	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cilantro	1/2	teaspoon	dried	0.0383	0.0061	0.0036	0.0009
egg white	1			17.16	0.2409	3.597	0.0561
monterey jack cheese	1/2	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
red onion	1/4	cup	chopped	16.0	3.736	0.44	0.04
cornmeal	1/3	cup		147.2133	31.2686	3.3021	1.4599
cooking spray				-	-	-	-
cayenne powder				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.