- While the squash roasts, cook the ground beef by placing a medium - size non-stick pan over medium - high heat, and drizzling in about 1 tablespoon of olive oil;
once the oil is hot, add in the onion, and saute for about 2 minutes; next, add in the ground beef and break it up with a spoon / spatula into small crumble;
once the beef has slightly browned, add in a couple of pinches of salt and pepper, the garlic, the cumin, the cayenne and the cinnamon, and stir to combine; allow the beef to finish browning, then turn the heat off, and turn the seasoned beef mixture out into a bowl; next, add to the beef the cooked brown
rice, the
black beans, the quartered cherry tomatoes, the chopped cilantro, the sunflower seeds and the orange zest, and combine the ingredients very well; add another pinch of salt if needed, and set the mixture aside for a moment, keeping warm.
Of interest is that its name «forbidden» stems from the fact that
black rice was
once only allowed to be consumed by the Emperors of China and not intended for the masses, thereby giving it the name of forbidden
rice.
Black rice or forbidden rice looks black in the package but once cooked it is really a gorgeous dark purple
Black rice or forbidden
rice looks
black in the package but once cooked it is really a gorgeous dark purple
black in the package but
once cooked it is really a gorgeous dark purple hue.
Therefore, my diet NATURALLY consisted of — local fruits, vegetables,
rice, and
black beans (tortillas
once in a while if the truck had any left).