Recipe

Black Beans

Name: Black Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 160 min
Total time: 180 min
Ingredients: ½ kg black beans; 10 cups water; ⅔ cup oil; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 large ají peppers; 4 teaspoons salt; ½ teaspoon ground pepper; Oregano; ¼ teaspoon cumin; 1 bay leaf; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 2 tablespoons vinegar; 2 tablespoons dry wine; 2 tablespoons olive oil

Cuban-style black beans with a sofrito of onion, garlic, and ají pepper, a touch of cumin, dry wine, and olive oil. The perfect accompaniment to white rice.

CiberCubaFebruary 28, 2007

CiberCuba

Preparation20 min
Cooking2 h 40 min
Total time3 h
Servings8 servings
DifficultyEasy

Method

Wash the beans and soak them in the 10 cups of water along with one of the ají peppers.
When they are swollen, cook them in that same water until tender. If possible, do this in a pressure cooker.
Heat the oil and sauté the finely chopped onion, crushed garlic, and the other ají pepper, also finely chopped or ground.
Combine the sofrito with one cup of the cooked beans and incorporate it into the pot.
Add the salt, pepper, oregano, cumin, bay leaf, and sugar, and let it boil for about an hour more.
Add the vinegar and dry wine and simmer for another hour.
Just before serving, drizzle the 2 tablespoons of olive oil over them.