Description
Delicious and versatile black beans that can be served as a side dish or used in various meals like burritos, tacos, and salads.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound dried black beans (or 4 cans black beans)
- water (if using dry beans)
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 2 cups onions (diced, white or yellow)
- 6 cloves garlic (minced, about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 large bay leaves
- water
- 1 medium lime (juiced)
Instructions
- Pour dried beans into a large bowl and sort out the broken beans. Rinse, drain and add to a large pot. Cover with cool water about 1″ above the beans. Place a lid on the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for about 2 hours, or until the beans are soft. (If using canned beans, you can skip this step)
- In a large pot, add the avocado oil and heat over medium heat. Add the minced onions and sauté until golden brown, or about 5-7 minutes. Add minced garlic and cook until garlic is soft and tender, or about 2 more minutes.
- To the pot, add the cooked (or canned) black beans, oregano, chili powder, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and bay leaves. Add water until the beans are barely covered and continue to simmer on medium heat for 30 minutes, or until most of the water has evaporated and the beans are tender.
- Once cooked, remove beans from the heat and discard the bay leaves. Squeeze lime juice into the beans and serve immediately as a side dish or in burritos, tacos, quesadillas, salads, or nachos. Enjoy!
Notes
- If using canned beans, the first step can be skipped.
- This recipe can easily be doubled for larger gatherings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Latin American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 12g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 0mg