Cuban Black Beans 🫘

Cuban Black Beans 🫘

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ onion minced
• 1 large green bell pepper minced
• 1 large red bell pepper minced
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 2 pieces celery, chopped
• 2 15 ounce cans black beans liquid and all
• 1 bay leaf
• ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt more to taste
• ½ teaspoon pepper more to taste
• 1 avocado 🥑
• 1 4 oz can green chilies
• 1 lime, juices over avocado
• Naan bread pieces or crackers for serving, optional

Instructions

• Prepare your onion, bell peppers and garlic by washing and mincing them.
• Heat a medium saucepan over medium high heat and add your oil, minced onion and minced bell peppers. Saute for about 5-8 minutes, until they have become tender.
• Add in your garlic and saute for another 2-3 minutes.
• To your saucepan, add your black beans, bay leaf, cilantro, cumin, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper and bring it to boil over high heat
• Once your beans start to boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Uncover and stir your beans. Add any additional salt or pepper, top w avocado and lime, and serve!