- Ingredientes:
- 8 tortillas de maíz o de trigo
- 200 g de frijoles cocidos, judías rojas o azukis
- 2 tomates
- 2 cebolletas
- 2 pimientos verdes
- 2 pimientos rojos
- 2 cucharadas de tomate frito
- 1 guindilla
- Aceite de oliva
- Sal
Si quieres incorporar las beneficiosas y saludables legumbres a tu dieta, prueba esta receta de fajitas de maíz con frijoles. Es un plato completísimo y con un toque exótico para huir de la monotonía de los menús diarios.
Cómo realizarlo paso a paso
- The preambles. First, clean the peppers and chives, and wash them. Part the first into thin strips and the second into feathers. Then wash the tomatoes as well and cut them into small cubes. And finally, chop the chilli.
- Sauté the vegetables. In a large frying pan, heat a bottom of oil and sauté the chives and bell pepper for about 2 minutes or so. Then add the tomato and chilli, and continue cooking for about 2 more minutes, stirring from time to time so that they do not burn. Then add the fried tomato and season. And finally, add the beans (or red beans or azukis) and sauté them for a few moments so that they are infused with all the flavors.
- Assemble the fajitas. To do this, heat the tortillas for a few seconds in a pan, without adding fat. Spread a couple or three tablespoons of the mixture on them, fold them over the filling, and serve at the rate of a couple per person on average.
An energy boost without a trace of meat
In many cultures with a vegetarian tradition or where animal proteins are scarce, cereals are combined with legumes to increase the value of their respective proteins, and thus compensate for their respective deficiencies. The combination of these two vegetables equals meat.
This is the case of corn or wheat tortillas combined with beans so characteristic of Mexican culture and that we show here. So is the Indian thali, a unique dish that combines rice with legumes and vegetables spread over several bowls; the falafels with hummus and typical Middle Eastern pita bread; or the traditional rice and chickpea couscous of the Berber culture - very similar to our traditional stews made of rice with chickpeas, lentils or beans.
Clara trick
lighter version
Instead of chilli, you can add a few drops of tabasco or do without spicy. And put the vegetables raw -as if they were for salad-, seasoned with oil, salt and pepper. This way they will chop less and you will save the fat from the sauce.
