Refried Black Beans

Name: Refried Black Beans
Prep time: 4 h 10 min
Cook time: 4 h 10 min
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams dry black beans; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro (leaves and tender stems); 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 serving Green onion; 1 serving Cilantro; 1 serving Crumbled cotija or queso fresco cheese (omit for vegan version); 1 serving Tortilla chips or corn tortillas

If you want to add more gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your recipe box, Refried Black Beans might be a recipe you should try. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 136 calories, 7g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours and 10 minutes. If you have black beans, corn tortillas, chipotle chili powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Plenty of people really liked this side dish. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Refried Black Beans, Refried Black Beans, and Refried Black Beans.

Instructions

Place dry black beans in a bowl and add enough water to cover the beans by two inches.

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Black Beans

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Water

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Bowl

Let sit overnight.

Alternatively, if you don't have time to soak the beans overnight, place the dry beans in a large bowl and pour boiling water over the beans, covering the beans with at least an inch of water, and let sit for one hour.

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Beans

Water

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Note, if your dry beans are a little old, or if you have reason to believe that they will be tough to cook (beans stored in hot or humid climates can get tough), you can add some salt to the water (1 1/2 teaspoons of salt 2 quarts of water) which at this stage will help the beans soften when they cook later.

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Sauté cumin, onion, garlic:

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Onion

Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large thick-bottomed pot (the pot you will use to cook the beans) on medium high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Add the cumin. Once the cumin is sizzling, add the chopped onion. Cook for 5 minutes or so, until translucent.

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Cumin

Onion

Add the minced garlic and cook for a minute more.

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Minced Garlic

Add drained beans and water, simmer 2 hours: Once the beans have soaked, they should have expanded noticeably.

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Beans

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Drain the soaking liquid.

Add the drained beans and 2 quarts of water to the onions. Bring to a simmer. Partially cover the pot and lower the heat to maintain a simmer. Simmer for 2 hours.

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Onion

Beans

Water

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Add Salt and Cilantro, cook 30 min more: After the beans have simmered for 2 hours, add 2 teaspoons of salt (if you salted the soaking water in step 1, then taste first, and only add a teaspoon or so more of salt if you think it needs it).

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Cilantro