Blisters on My Sisters

Name: Blisters on My Sisters
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 6 corn tortillas, warmed; 2 cups cooked white rice; 1 cup Cuban Black Bean Soup, or canned black bean soup or black beans, drained; 2 roma tomatoes (fresh or from a can of San Marzano tomatoes), chopped; Minced jalapeño or chipotle peppers; 2 extra-large eggs; 2 big handfuls of arugula

By Kenny Shopsin

October 15, 2009

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Blisters on My SistersCookbook cover image courtesy of Random House

This name came from a Frank Zappa song called "Jewish Princess" where he says: "I want a dainty little Jewish princess with a couple of sisters who can raise a few blisters." I decided to make something called Blisters on My Sisters, and when I went to the kitchen to make it, this is what I came up with. I make the rice and beans mixture in a bowl because all my ingredients are hot all the time, but since you are probably starting with cold ingredients, I gave you directions for mixing the ingredients together over heat.

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