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!
