Description
Deliciously seasoned black beans, perfect as a side or main dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb. dried black beans (about 2 ¼ cups)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil, more for drizzling
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 cups of water
- Garnishes: lime, cilantro, jalapeno or chili flakes or cayenne
Instructions
- Rinse black beans and remove any debris.
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes, stirring until fragrant.
- Add the spices, black beans, water, and salt, and give a good stir.
- Bring to a rolling boil for 5 minutes.
- Cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer gently until tender, yet still holding their shape, 1 to 2 hours. Check at 1 hour, then every 20 minutes.
- Or keep them in the cooking liquid.
- Squeeze with lime juice, adjust salt and lime to taste, and drizzle with a little olive oil.
Notes
- Cook time may vary based on the age of the beans.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1-2 hours
- Category: Main Dishes
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Latin American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 1000 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 15 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg