Cuban Black Beans Recipe

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Cuban Black Beans
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  1. Cover dry beans with water and let stand covered overnight. Drain and discard water.
  2. Place the cleaned black beans in a large 6-quart saucepan. Add water and olive oil—this will prevent the beans from foaming. Bring the beans to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until the beans are tender, about 1 hour.
  3. Do not add salt to the beans when they are cooking. Salt at this stage of the game will make your beans very tough.
  4. You may also cook the beans in a pressure cooker. Follow the manufacturer’s directions for exact times, but our pressure cooker takes about 20 to 25 minutes to cook the beans completely.
  5. Whichever method you use, do not drain the water from the cooked beans.
  6. Meanwhile, chop onion and green pepper. Mash the garlic with salt and peppercorns in a mortar and pestle.
  7. Sauté the onions and green pepper in olive oil until the onions are translucent. Add mashed garlic and sauté another minute or so.
  8. Add the cooked beans, oregano, cumin, bay leaf, vinegar, and wine. Cover and simmer over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf.
  9. Some cooks—including us—like to thicken the beans by taking about 1 cup of beans and mashing them to make a thick paste. Mix the mashed beans back into the pot.
  10. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
  11. Stir in the sugar; then drizzle a couple of tablespoons of olive oil over the beans. Immediately cover the pot, remove from heat, and let stand for 10 minutes.
  12. Serve the by now fantastically prepared black beans over white rice.
  13. You may garnish the beans with cilantro and chopped white onions. Not only do they look good presented this way, they taste even better than they look.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 199.29 Kcal (834 kJ)
Calories from fat 17.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.95g 3%
Sodium 9.35mg 0%
Potassium 794.33mg 17%
Total Carbs 34.62g 12%
Sugars 3.5g 14%
Dietary Fiber 8.68g 35%
Protein 11.01g 22%
Vitamin C 30.4mg 51%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 24%
Iron 14.7mg 82%
Calcium 93.5mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 60.6 Kcal (254 kJ)
Calories from fat 5.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.59g 3%
Sodium 2.84mg 0%
Potassium 241.52mg 17%
Total Carbs 10.53g 12%
Sugars 1.06g 14%
Dietary Fiber 2.64g 35%
Protein 3.35g 22%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 51%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 24%
Iron 4.5mg 82%
Calcium 28.4mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.3
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • good source of fiber

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