Brazilian Black Bean Mango Stew: fruits and veggies monday

As things have slowed down in my work my husband has convinced me to start posting more on Steemit. Because I’m constantly trying out new recipes naturally, #foodfightfriday was a great place to start. My last weeks entry caught the attention of Ms. @lenasveganliving which led me to #fruitsandveggiesmonday. Here is my entry for fruits and veggies Monday:

Black Bean Mango Brazilian Stew

Even though it’s summer I love making this stew. With all of its interesting flavors coming together to make a symphony in your mouth don’t make the mistake of waiting until fall to recreate this dish.

I never make the same thing in the same way twice but will try and re enact how I put this together for the sake of this post.

Sweet potatoes, garlic, onion, peppers, mangos, black beans, crushed tomatoes and cilantro oh my!

Chopping the sweet potatoes and setting them aside, I mince my onion, red pepper and garlic for the sautéing.

Sautéing the onions until they’re nice and translucent I add the red pepper and after a few minutes, the garlic.

Then comes the sweet potatoes, chopped tomatoes, Serrano pepper and a cup or so of water.

Adding the black beans I bring the stew to a boil so I can turn it down to a simmer. Now I get to prepare my favorite part, carving the mango. I always add the mango a couple of minutes before serving because I don’t want the fruit cooking too much.

After I pour in the mango cubes I let the pot simmer for another minute while I sauté the rainbow Swiss chard (this batch I didn’t have Swiss chard so topped our bowls with fresh chopped cabbage instead).

The flavors come together so nicely in this dish!

Loading up our bowls with all of these yummy nutrients I top them off with fresh cilantro and chopped cabbage for added crunch and heat a corn tortilla to be served on the side.

Thank you for reading and thank you to
@lenasveganliving for introducing me to your contest. All of the entries look sensational and I’m humbled to participate amongst this kind of quality cooking. Looking forward to checking out all of the #fruitsandveggiesmonday creations.

Bon appetit!