# Smoky Black Bean Stew and Rice

An all-time classic, rice and beans never fails; it’s a dish that tastes great, is easy to batch-cook, and is more nutritious than you might think — especially when you use black beans.

- Total time: 30 min
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 large red onion, sliced
- 0.5 bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Ghana spice (or mix of aniseed, ginger, nutmeg and black pepper, optional)
- 2 cans black beans (I use organic BPA-free)
- 100 ml vegetable stock
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 0.5 Juice of lime
- coriander leaves
- olive oil

## Instructions

1. Heat some olive oil in a pan.
2. Add in your onion and sauté for a few minutes until soft.
3. Add your spices, followed by your garlic and tomato purée — stir through.
4. Add in your chopped tomatoes, and stir through for 10 minutes to cook down.
5. Add your chopped peppers, stir through and then add your Ghana spice blend (if you have it).
6. Add a pinch of salt to taste if needed.
7. Drain your beans, add into the pan, stir through along with your vegetable stock, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
8. Serve up with fluffy white rice, garnish with coriander leaves and 1/2 lime, and enjoy.

## Equipment

- pan

## Source

- Original video: https://pro.tiktok.com/t/ZGdu8Uu9N/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/378bf6e3-b03b-426e-8a87-229010137515
- Extracted: 2026-02-19

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