Weeknight Brazilian Stew

copied with permission from the original thread by popecrunch

Introduction:

During the week, I don't often have much time to cook. I get home around 5 from work, and need to have a nutritious and good-tasting meal on the table for my family no later than 6. Since I don't cook prepackaged meals, I do a lot of relatively simple dishes which require either little cooking time or in which I can space out my chopping and prep steps whilst previous steps cook. Here's a dish that is very popular with my family, and is also very easy and very good for you. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 5 or 6 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1 lb or so of sweet potato, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 14.5oz can diced tomatoes, with liquid
• 2 14.5oz cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 mango, peeled and chopped
• Large handful fresh cilantro, chopped
• Salt
• Oil
• Flour tortillas

Method:

As each step cooks, one can do the prep for the next step.

• First, saute the onion in some oil in a largish pot for about 5 minutes, until softened:

• Then add the garlic, and go for a few more minutes:

• Next in is the sweet potato:

• Then the bell pepper:

• Then the tomatoes:

• Bring to a boil, then place the lid on the pot and simmer on medium-low for about 15 minutes, or until the sweet potato is tender. Towards the end of this, start heating up your griddle to cook the tortillas.

• Remove the lid, and add the black beans. Cook these for a few minutes, until heated:

• Next in is the mango. Stir this in and give it a minute or two to get hot:

• Stir in the salt and the cilantro, and remove from heat:

• Serve to your family with the tortillas (I put hot chile sauce on mine):