Frijoles Negros- Crock Pot Mexican Black Beans
photo by Karabea
- Ready In:
- 20hrs
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 473.18 ml black beans (soaked)
- 1419.54-1892.72 ml water (depending of your crock pot size)
- 5 bay leaves
- 1 onion (cut in two quarters)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 9.85 ml salt
directions
- Soak the beans for at least 8 hours. If they are old, 24 hours is great. You must change the water at least 3 times to rinse the white foam that appears in the surface.
- Pour the beans in the crock pot with the water, the bay leaves, the onion and garlic. (Cut in half the garlic cloves to take out the stem that germinates so it is nicer for your tummy, you can plant the stem or just through it away).
- Cook on high for 12-15 hours. Check the amount of water around the 8th hour and fill again if necessary.
- Turn of the crock pot and add the salt, stir softly and let it rest for at least 30 minute.
- *You can use more beans, depending of the capacity of your crock pot. It will be a nice soup that you can enjoy hot or cold. Separate the beans for using them in other recipes like fried and mashed beans.
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Reviews
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These were tasty, but I am wondering if there is a misprint in the recipe. It seems as though the beans should cook on the low setting instead of the high setting. I set mine to cook on high, and when I checked them 8 hours later, the beans were completely cooked and breaking into pieces...maybe my crock pot cooks at a higher temperature or something. The beans were really good (I did add more salt than the recipe calls for), and I will probably make them again, but next time I will definitely cook them on low. Thanks!
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I recently made a big batch of these for a Mexican themed dinner party we were throwing. Great success! I made a two-pound bag's worth of black beans. I soaked the beans for eight hours during the day, then, b/c I didn't know how long they'd take to cook, put them in the crock pot overnight, to ensure they'd be done the following afternoon. I have a 7 qt. Kitchen Aide crock pot--they cooked for about nine hours on LOW, and came out perfect. The whole house smelled amazing for two days. And, with the leftovers, which were quite thick, I added a bit of water, some cooked chicken and pork pieces (leftover from tacos), then garnished with cilantro and onion. Made a great chili!
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