Italian Sausage with Black Beans

Chopped Italian sausage slow-cooked with black beans, salsa, tomato purée, green chilli and basil into a rich, spicy stew. The tangy tomato and salsa are the kind of sour flavour Richberry loves to play with.

Total time: 4 hr 15 min
Servings: 3
Calories per serving: ≈ 520

Real ingredients
Sour turns sweet
Made to share

Two browned sausages in white beans and tomato sauce in a cast-iron pan, sprinkled with chopped parsley — Spicy. Rich. Hearty.

Ingredients

12 oz Italian sausage, chopped
1 tablespoon onion paste
1 ½ green chillies ground to a paste
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
½ cup canned black beans, drained
½ cup salsa
½ cup tomato purée
2–3 basil leaves
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
¾ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese, shredded (optional)
Fresh coriander and sour cream to serve

How to make it

Fry the aromatics
Heat the oil in the slow cooker on its sauté setting (or in a pan) and cook the onion paste and chillies for 5–6 minutes.
Slow-cook the stew
Add the sausage, black beans, salsa, tomato purée, basil, pepper and salt. Cover and cook on low for 3–4 hours.
Finish and serve
Scatter the mozzarella over, if using, and top each bowl with coriander and a spoonful of sour cream.

The Richberry difference

A naturally brighter taste

Miraculin, the protein in the miracle berry, can make sour flavours taste sweeter for a while. The food itself stays the same; only your taste changes.

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