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Antiguan Spiced Black Bean Cakes

This is the first recipe from my first ever series where I'm making a bean recipe from every country I have visited so far in my life.

First up and we are off to the sunny Caribbean to enjoy some Antiguan Spiced Black Bean cakes.

 

Dreamy, creamy, mushroom, miso and bean soup

I put together this soup predominantly by a few ingredients I had left over in the fridge and I needed too use them up. I had bought some yellow sticker mushrooms and very kindly been sent some amazing oat miso to finish this soup off, but you can use any miso you have.

Laal Maas beans

Laal Mass beans is a fiery dish, traditionally made with lamb or mutton and translates to red meat, 'laal' is red, for the red fiery sauce made with dried red chillies and 'mass' for meat.

I wanted to create a sauce using all the traditional spices and ingredients to which I could simply add some beans, in this case some meaty butterbeans and some green beans which are perfectly happy being braised until soft. 

Poor mans potatoes, patatas a lo pobreThis classic Spanish dish is utterly delicious and addictive, one of my favourite potato dishes to make. This can be served on it's own, with a fried egg, jamon or as a side dish to accompany any meat or fish dish. Serves 2-3 either as a main or a side.
Spanakopita – Greek Spinach PieAdd a touch of Greek into your life with this traditional spinach and feta pie, this is an easy, straightforward pie to put together, Depending on where you buy your filo you may need to cut to size so adapt as you go, just don't skrimp on the butter whatever you do. Original recipe by Angela Boggiano from her book Pie.
Spicy Southwestern Garbanzo Beans or Chickpeas to usThis was a recipe from an old American cook book that I have adapted to suit my taste which is for it to be more spicy and less sweet, this dish is quite addictive and can be served hot or room temperature, serve with rice, pickles, flatbreads, on toast or just on their own with a spoon
Nasu Dengaku – Sweet miso glazed aubergineThis classic Japanese dish such as many classic dishes do has many variations, traditionally made with sweet white miso but can also be made with standard white or red miso with the addition of a little brown sugar, whichever you use you will love this flavourful, umami laden hearty dish.
Parmesan and Miso Cabbage riceThis recipe was put together as a result of reading an article about a 5 ingredient miso, parmesan spaghetti recipe and the lemon, black pepper, pecorino and cabbage rice recipe by Sabrina Ghayour, a favourite cookbook chef of mine, from her vegetarian book Bazaar. I have used a white soya miso here, white barley miso or indeed any miso of choice would work well, you'll get the same flavour just a different coloured end result, but who cares about the colour when it tastes so good.
Miso pickled mushroomsThis recipe is adapted from a book called 'Ferment pickle dry', I have made these many times, the recipe is very flexible and adaptable and can be made to suit your taste palate. These are as the book states a crossover between Japanese miso-pickling and European vinegar-pickling. You can eat them as an accompaniment to a cocktail, as part of a Asian inspired feast, an addition to salads or whenever you simply want salty, spicy, sweet, acidic umami party in the mouth and don't waste the liquid, it's great to use as a dressing.