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Frijoles de Olla (Black Beans) takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Frijoles de Olla (Black Beans) takes 250 minutes to cook.

Frijoles de Olla (Black Beans) makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Frijoles de Olla (Black Beans) are:

1 pound dried black beans (you could also use pintos)
10-12 cups warm water
1/3 cup roughly chopped onion
2 tbsp pork lard
salt to taste
2 sprigs epazote (1 tbsp dried) if black beans are used.

Here is how you make Frijoles de Olla (Black Beans):

Rinse the beans in cold water and sort through them to remove any debris or small stones.Put them into a pot (I like to use a Mexican earthenware olla) and cover with hot water. Add the onion and lard, bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer. Simmer, covered, until they are just past al dente and the skins have broken open (about 4 hours for black beans and 2 1/2 for pintos). Add salt to taste and continue to cook over low heat until the beans are completely soft. Add the epazote at the end of cooking time.I like a squeeze of lime and a little hot sauce added just at the table.Makes about 20 100-gram servings.Number of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user REVJVH.

The nutritional information for Frijoles de Olla (Black Beans) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 89.6

• Total Fat: 4.0 g
• Cholesterol: 1.2 mg
• Sodium: 2.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 5.0 g