Sweet potato and black bean stew
Ingredients :
serves 3-4
2 cups chopped sweet potato
1 tin black/kidney beans
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 chopped red onion
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup vegetable stock
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Salt & pepper
Dash of balsamic vinegar
Handful chopped basil
How to :
Prep your vegetables by washing and chopping the sweet potato, onions and garlic and place to the side. In a saucepan melt 1 tsp coconut oil and add in onions and garlic and sauté for 3 mins.
Add in the spices and stir. Add in the sweet potato, black beans. Add in vegetable stock and cook for 25 mins until the sweet potatoes are soft.
Add in the tinned tomatoes and simmer for 10 mins until a thick consistency is reached.
Turn off the heat, add in the balsamic vinegar and chopped basil and allow sauce to sit for 5 mins. Serve up with some wholegrain brown rice or buckwheat.
Batch make and can be stored in the freezer.