How are black beans cooked for Mexican dishes?
In the US, some Mexican restaurants and taco vans offer a choice of black beans served as a topping for tacos or tortilla salads. The black beans are not mashed, like refried beans, but served whole.
I bought some dry black beans, but they did not come in any easy-to-prepare can in sauce with instructions. How can I prepare them just as the restaurants do?
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Dried legumes, including black benas, are generally soaked in water for at least 8 hours (or overnight) to begin softening them, then drained and simmered in fresh water until tender (usually at least 60-90 minutes). You can add stock or other seasonings during the cooking portion, or add the plain cooked beans into a sauce you've prepared separately.
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How are beans used in Mexican cooking?
While there are many varieties available, pinto beans and black beans are two favorites in Mexican cooking. Speckled pinto ("painted" in Spanish) beans are used to make refritos or refried beans. Black beans are enjoyed as a side dish and are used in soups, salsas, and as a filling in burritos and enchiladas.Are canned black beans already cooked?
While canned black beans are technically already cooked, adding in a few simple ingredients and seasonings can enhance their flavor instead of eating them plain.Do you have to boil black beans?
Cooking dry black beans might require a bit more effort than heating up a can, but it is 100% worth the effort. Boiling the beans with some aromatics will give them more flavor and make them more interesting.How do you cook Mexican black beans?
First, add the black beans to a small sauce pot with their cooking liquid (do not drain). Next, add the onions, salt, cumin, garlic, tomatoes and chili pepper and adobo sauce. Last, bring to a simmer on medium heat, reduce heat and lid. Stirring occasionally, cook on low until the onions are tender.How to Make Restaurant-Style Mexican Black Beans
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How to cook mexican black beans.
1 pound of black beans. CAUTION: Do not use asian black beans, go to a mexican store! Soak them overnight so you can reduce the cooking time.
1/3 of white onion.
1 garlic clove.
If you can find «epazote» you can add some leaves too.
Salt to taste.
Wash the beans, put some water to boil (4 liters, aprox.), once the water is boiling add the beans (without water), onion, garlic and if you have epazote, add some leaves too. Put the lid, cook it maybe 1.5 hours, maybe 2-3 hours, this depend of the beans quality, the soaking, and also of the recipient in which you are cooking. If you could cook all this in a «olla de barro para frijoles» then the final taste will be better, but any stewpot can work :). Once the beans are soft, add salt to taste, let it boil 30 minutes more. Black beans are harder than mayocoba or pinto beans, they take more time to cook.
Once you have cooked the beans, put some pork fat (manteca de puerco) or oil in a pan, also a few of white onion, fry it, the put aside. Be careful with this step: When the oil is very hot add the beans, the hot oil can jump over you, so take care. Cook them, smash them, add some beans broth, smash a litle more, enjoy!
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