Chilli Dish With Fresh Soya Beans.

[sceadugenga]

I made a Mexican dish with fresh Soya beans last night. Some one gave me a large bag of fresh picked beans and we boiled them in the pods for about 5 minutes then shelled them.

I ate a lot like that then got the idea to try them in a Chilli.

I used one of those smoked sausage packs from Big C, sliced and fried them in a little oil and onion and bacon then added the normal Mex stuff and a couple of handfuls of the fresh beans followed by about a swag of chopped peeled tomatoes and simmered for about an hour.

It certainly was a lot better than trying to get those dried kidney beans to soften up.

[Ulysses G.]

I might enjoy your recipe, but I duobt if a Mexican would.

[Niloc]

Some people have not had the advantage of trying Mexican food so just what exactly is 'the normal Mex stuff'??

[Ulysses G.]

There are many varieties in Mexico and in bordering states of the U.S. I much prefer California style to any other!

[sceadugenga]

Strangely enough I've only eaten bought Mexican food at Subic Bay and once in Pattaya.

Niloc, as the General says, there are many regional varieties but I make it with what ever Mexican ground chili pepper I can find, chopped fresh chili to taste, half a sliced green pepper (capsicum), and some ground cumin and oregano.

The purists may not approve but I do live in Chiang Rai. I invariably over spice and end up adding some tomato paste to compensate.

If your planning on cooking Mexican I suggest you Google search keywords like Mexican recipes, chili, etc and then go by trial and error.

[Ulysses G.]

The purists may not approve but I do live in Chiang Rai.

No apologies needed!