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Cuban-inspired Jackfruit Stew with Rice, Beans & Greens
Keep weeknight dinners exciting with this Cuban-inspired vegan stew. Organic jackfruit stews away with vitamin-dense onions, peppers, punchy olives and earthy cumin. Spoon it over comforting brown rice and black beans dotted with cavolo nero. Garnish with fresh-cut coriander to finish.
Prep in 10
1/3 daily fibre
9 plants
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 2 onion
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 500g steamed brown basmati rice (Natural Brown Basmati Rice – Steamed (98%), Rice Bran Oil, Acacia Fibre.)
- 2 romano pepper
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 2 tsp smoked paprika & oregano blend (smoked paprika, oregano)
- 80g pitted green olives
- 240g black beans (Wheat, Mustard, Soya, Cereals Containing Gluten) (black beans, water)
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic (dried)
- 160g sliced cavolo nero
- 200g smoky jackfruit (Celery, Mustard) (Jackfruit, tomato paste, onion, arrowroot starch, coconut sugar, garlic, mustard powder, chilli, celery, cumin, coconut vinegar, sunflower oil, sea salt)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 438
Protein: 10g
Carbs: 59g
Fat: 17g
Cuban-inspired Jackfruit Stew with Rice, Beans & Greens
Keep weeknight dinners exciting with this Cuban-inspired vegan stew. Organic jackfruit stews away with vitamin-dense onions, peppers, punchy olives and earthy cumin. Spoon it over comforting brown rice and black beans dotted with cavolo nero. Garnish with fresh-cut coriander to finish.
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Cooking Instructions
- Make the stew; thinly slice the onions and peppers. Halve the olives. Heat a large saucepan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Add the onions, peppers and olives and cook for 6-8 mins, until softening. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
- Add the spice blend, half the cumin and half the dried garlic to the pan. Stir for 1 min, then add the jackfruit, passata and 150ml water. Simmer for 5-8 mins, until the sauce thickens. Add a splash of water if the sauce gets too dry.
- Make the rice; drain and rinse the beans. Heat a medium frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Add the cavolo nero and cook for 3 mins, until soft. Add the rice, beans, remaining cumin and dried garlic and mix well. Cook for 2-3 mins, until piping hot. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
- Finely chop the coriander and stir it through the jackfruit just before serving.
- Serve the rice and beans with the jackfruit.
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