Side Dish

Basic Black Beans is for Side Dish.

Basic Black Beans takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Basic Black Beans takes 120 minutes to cook.

Basic Black Beans makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Basic Black Beans are:

Black Beans, dry - 1 cup
*Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average, 2 medium whole (2-3/5" dia) (remove)
Garlic, 3 cloves (remove)
Onions, raw, 1 large (remove)
Olive Oil, 1 tbsp (remove)
Salt, 1 tsp (remove)
*Cumin seed, 2 tbsp (remove)
Chili powder, 2 tbsp (remove)

Here is how you make Basic Black Beans:

1. Rinse pre-soaked beans and return to pot. Cover with new water and begin cooking. (Beans may cook up to 2 hours, or you could use a pressure cooker)2. Chop onions and garlic and fry in olive oil until beginning to brown. Add to black beans. 3. If desired, peel tomatoes by boiling first for a short time. Chop tomatoes and set aside.4. Add cumin and chili powder to tomatoes. 5. When beans are cooked, add tomato mixture. Mash the beans to the extent desired and continue cooking until the mixture reaches the preferred thickness.Lots of things could be added to this recipe, hot sauce, lime juice, cilantro, etc. Canned beans could also be used, but will change the nutritional info due to the sodium. In that case, just throw everything in a pot and heat it up and mash it together. Makes about 8 half cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ARANYANI.

The nutritional information for Basic Black Beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 121.7

• Total Fat: 2.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 315.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.5 g
• Protein: 6.0 g

The dietary needs meet for Basic Black Beans is Vegan