Mexican Beef Mince with Black Beans, Sweetcorn, and Tomato
By Isabella Quinn
Prep
5 min
Cook
30 min
Total
35 min
Servings
8
Level
Easy
Lean ground beef is used in this recipe with black beans and corn and tomatoes. Do not use extra-lean ground beef; it will produce a watery sauce. One-pot Mexican ground beef recipe with tomatoes and other spices, such as cumin and coriander and oregano, as well as cooked vegetables and thickened sauce.
The beef filling contains a brown onion, garlic, green bell peppers, tomato paste, canned chopped tomatoes, canned black beans, and corn. Tomato paste adds more tomato flavor and is mixed with water and canned tomatoes. Cumin and coriander and oregano are Mexican spices. Canned beans and corn make it possible to feed eight people with 500 g of ground beef.
Heat the pan before adding the beef to get a good brown color rather than cooking in juices. Cook the onion until tender before adding the garlic and peppers. Stir the mince to break apart any clumps while cooking. Add the tomatoes, beans, corn, and water, then simmer until the sauce is thickened and the mince is no longer pink inside.
Serve the ground meat with boiled or steamed rice, in tacos, quesadillas, burritos, or baked potatoes, or with cooked pasta. The cooked ground meat and bean mixture can be cooled and refrigerated or frozen for later use.
Why we keep this one around
- Lean ground beef is combined with black beans, sweet corn, and tomatoes. Serves eight with 500 grams of ground beef.
- Canned chopped tomatoes and tomato paste are common ingredients in the pantry that add tomato flavor to the meal, along with other ingredients that flavor the meat.
- Green capsicum and onions and garlic add vegetables and flavor. Red or yellow capsicum can be used in place of green capsicum.
- Black beans can be used in place of kidney beans; this recipe works with both types of canned beans. The beef and tomato flavors remain the same.
- Frozen corn can be substituted for canned corn. So one frozen food and the canned beans and tomatoes would work.
- One saucepan is needed to cook the vegetables, ground meat, and other ingredients to make the sauce for this meal, along with few additional cooking items needed to prepare a multi-ingredient dish.
Ingredients
- •1 tbsp vegetable oil or olive oil
- •1 brown onion (finely chopped)
- •2 cloves garlic (crushed)
- •1 green capsicum or pepper (finely chopped)
- •500 g beef mince (1 pound)
- •420 g tinned or canned black beans (14 oz)
- •1 tsp ground cumin
- •1 tsp ground coriander
- •1 tsp dried oregano
- •1 tbsp tomato puree or paste
- •400 g tinned or canned chopped tomatoes (14 oz)
- •400 g tinned sweetcorn (14 oz)
- •350 ml water (1½ cups)
- •salt (to taste)
- •black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
In a large saucepan, fry the onion in the oil over a medium heat for 5–7 minutes until soft.
- 2
Add the crushed garlic and chopped green pepper or capsicum and cook for 2 minutes.
- 3
Add the minced beef and turn the heat up to high.
- 4
Cook for 4 minutes, stirring and breaking the beef up with a spoon.
- 5
Lower the heat to medium, add the tomato puree, ground cumin, ground coriander, and dried oregano, then stir and cook for 1 minute.
- 6
Tip in the chopped tomatoes, water, black beans, and sweetcorn, then season with salt and pepper.
- 7
Simmer for 15 minutes until the sauce has thickened and the beef is cooked through.
- 8
Serve straight away, or cool then place in the fridge for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.
FAQ
Nutrition (per serving)
169
Calories
17g
Protein
5g
Fat
13g
Carbs
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