Black beans


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 182.9
  • Total Fat: 7.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 51.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.6 g
  • Protein: 7.5 g

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Introduction

Really good served over brown rice. Really good served over brown rice.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    14 ounces dried black beans
    2 quarts water
    1/8 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
    2 teaspoons ground cumin
    1 green bell pepper, quartered
    1/2 onion, finely chopped
    3 tablespoons garlic, minced
    1/4 cup olive oil
    3 tablespoons cider vinegar

Directions

Rinse beans.
In a large pot, soak beans overnight in water with baking soda, oregano, cumin and green pepper.
The next day, add onion, garlic, olive oil, cider vinegar, sherry and salt to the water and cook on medium-low heat for about 3 hours or until the beans are very tender and liquid is reduced and somewhat thickened.
Make sure liquid in pot does not entirely boil away.
To prevent beans from burning, add more water when necessary.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TAMLKING.

TAGS:  Vegetarian Meals |

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    Super yummy. Served it with brown rice. So very filling. I do wish that there was a measurement for what a serving is instead of just makes 4 servings. - 9/27/10


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    Incredible!
    Delicious! - 9/5/10