Name: Black Bean Cakes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 oz Cuban black beans; ½ cup corn flakes; 1 egg; 4 scallions; ½ red bell pepper; hot sauce; 3 tbsp olive oil; cornmeal

Black Bean Cakes Recipe

Giraldo Lovett Modified: November 12, 2023

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Great for a light lunch or a high-protein side dish.

How To Make Black Bean Cakes

A cake recipe with black beans fried to a crisp

Prep: 10 mins

Chill Time: 30 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 1 hr

Serves:

Ingredients

16 oz Cuban black beans
½ cup corn flakes , or the breadcrumbs of your choice, crumbled
1 egg
4 scallions, finely chopped
½ red bell pepper, finely chopped
hot sauce, Several dashes
3 tbsp olive oil
cornmeal, for dredging

Instructions

Mix all ingredients in a glass bowl.
Place the bowl in the refrigerator for a half hour.
When the mixture has chilled and set, shape into four balls.
Heat oil in a nonstick frying pan.
Dredge each bean ball lightly through the cornmeal and drop it gently onto the hot oil.
Flatten it (gently again) with a spatula.
Let it fry for about 4 minutes on each side.
Drain on paper towels.

Nutrition

Sugar: 1g
:
Calcium: 45mg
Calories: 284kcal
Carbohydrates: 32g
Cholesterol: 41mg
Fat: 13g
Fiber: 11g
Iron: 4mg
Potassium: 482mg
Protein: 12g
Saturated Fat: 2g
Sodium: 45mg
Vitamin A: 707IU
Vitamin C: 22mg

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