Lia’s Black Beans

These have become our favorite black beans to accompany Latin American meals. I recently made these for a class I taught with Ana Maria from Guatemala and got the coveted thumbs up.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 large poblano chiles, seeded and chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 2 guajillo chiles, soaked, seeded and chopped
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 2 teaspoons ground ancho chile
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1-1/2 cups dried black beans, rinsed and soaked overnight (or fast-soaked in a pressure cooker)
  • sea salt, to taste
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth

Instructions

  • Heat canola oil over medium-high heat in a large, heavy-bottomed pot. Add onion, poblanos and garlic, and sauté 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until deep golden brown. Add guajillo chiles and spices, and sauté 1 minute, until fragrant.
  • Add beans, a generous hit of salt, broth and water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 1-1/2 hours, until beans are very tender.
  • Using a potato masher, mash the beans until there’s a mix of whole beans and creamy mashed beans.
Servings: 10
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I’m the author of Nourished: A Memoir of Food, Faith, and Enduring Love, founder and CEO of Nourish Evolution, and the creator of Cook the Seasons, Home Cooking School, and the Real Food Reset, and I empower intentional women to cook in a way that brings them (and their families) joy, health, and ease.

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