My favorite time of the year is coming up: football season!! I love watching as many college and professional games as I can. This is the one time a year I do not make any weekend plans other than watching games or tailgating! Now with game watching comes eating and lots of it, so I am already working on new recipes this year that I can enjoy while tailgating or watching the games at home. Some of my favorite game time foods are foods that involve Habanero peppers or hot sauce. Since I am trying out new things, I decided I wanted to kick my normally plain black bean dip up a notch but still keep it easy. I wanted to make an Habanero Black Bean Dip!!!
While picking up some groceries at Publix a couple days ago, I decided to stroll down the International Foods aisle and see what I could use to add more flavor to my dip. Now, I grew up in a Cuban household and we do not add spicy peppers or hot sauce to our dishes so I never know which one to get. I'm a little scared of using the actual habanero peppers. I might use too much and ruin my meal so I prefer to use a bottled hot sauce.
I picked up the most authentic hot sauce I found: El Yucateco. I purchased one of each flavor available since I wasn't sure exactly how hot they actually were.
El Yucateco Hot Sauce comes in:Red Habanero SauceGreen Habanero SauceXXXtra Hot Kutbil-ik Sauce
When I got home, I tried each one out and decided to use the one with the hottest flavor (XXXtraHotKutbil-ik Sauce) to make my new and improved Habanero Black Bean Dip! I love black bean dip. I eat it with pita chips, veggies or regular chips. All you need for this dip is a blender and three ingredients. Couldn't be any simpler!!
3-Ingredient Habanero Black Bean Dip
Ingredients:1 15 oz. can black beans4 oz sour cream1 tbsp El Yucateco XXXtra Hot Kutbil-ik sauce
Directions:In a blender, add one can of black beans. You can drain out all the water if you want a really thick dip or leave some in for a thinner dip. Don't use all the water in the can!
Add 4 oz of sour cream
Add hot sauce. I added about a tbsp, you can use more or less depending on your tolerance of hot sauce. I'm a rookie, only a little for me!
Blend for about 30 seconds and pour into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Serve and enjoy! If you like cilantro, you can serve with a little diced or dried cilantro.
Seriously, it was that easy!! This dip is perfect for those last minute get-togethers, football season, parties or just an evening at home! You can also add it to wraps such as a chicken wrap or a black bean and sweet potato wrap. The possibilities are endless!!
For more recipes using El Yucateco Hot Sauce, click here.
Do you like black bean dip? What's your favorite football season food?
