Spicy Black Bean Cakes

By daiseyduck

Ingredients

• Lime Sour Cream
• 1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1 small fresh jalapeno pepper, minced,
• salt to taste
• Bean Cakes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, pressed
• 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, finely diced
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 2 cups grated raw sweet potato
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup plain dried bread crumbs

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare lime sour cream, mix the sour cream, lime juice and 1 small minced jalapeno and salt together in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook green onions until softened about 1 minute. Stir in garlic, 2 diced jalapenos and cumin, cook until fragrant about 30 seconds.

Transfer contents of skillet to a large bowl. Stir in black beans and mash with a fork. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix in sweet potatoes, egg and bread crumbs. Divide into 8 balls an flatten into patties.

In the oven, set cooking rack about 4 inches from heat source. Set oven to broil. Lightly grease baking sheet with 1 tablespoon oil.

Place bean patties on baking sheet and broil 8 to 10 minutes. Turn cakes over and broil until crispy about 3 minutes more. Serve with the lime sour cream,