Cuban Black Beans
This hearty side dish starts with sofrito, a combination of finely minced onions and green peppers. The tomato puree and sherry give the beans a distinctive flavor.—Nena Linares, Los Angeles, California
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried black beans, rinsed
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 medium green peppers, chopped
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato puree
- 1/2 cup sherry or chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
Reviews
OH, the aroma is so "delicious"! I decided to cook this recipe in the slow cooker to serve within the next few days. I soaked the beans overnight, rinsed and drained them and placed them in a slow cooker. I added three chopped peppers (tri-color), and two onions. I added two bay leaves. I didn't have a small can of tomato puree so I placed a can of diced tomatoes, the garlic, the oil, the sherry, and some chicken bullion to a blender along with an addition of 2 teaspoons of cumin and some hot pepper for additional spice. I blended this with 1.5 cups of water. Poured this liquid into the slow cooker and mixed to combine all. I set it on high and placed a piece of tinfoil on top of the bean mixture before putting on the lid. I cooked it for 6 hours. The flavor is fantastic, and it's definitely a keeper.
Awesome dish! I serve this with the Pork Roast Cubano recipe from this site and a side dish of rice.
So good!
Never tasted anything like this! The sherry gives it a very unique flavor. I also add 2 tsp. cumin, 2 tsp. ground red pepper & 1 tsp. salt. -Lesleigh Baden
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This is a new favorite. I used canned black beans and added the bay leaf to the other ingredients and they cooked. I also added aprx. 1 cup cubed ham and served them over rice. Awesome!
This was excellent. I did add a ham hock and 2 cloves of garlic to the simmering beans and added a chopped jalepeno to the tomato mixture. Still needs a little more heat, but awesome tasting and quite filling.
Delicious! I had some canned black beans in my pantry and decided to make this to pair with pork chops and yellow rice and what a wonderful flavor! Even my husband, who doesn't care for black beans, loved it.
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