Guatemalan Black Beans Recipes

GUATEMALAN BLACK BEANS (FRIJOLES PARADOS)

Steps:

• Soak beans over night or at least 4 hours in a pot.
• Drain beans.
• Cut the ends off an onion and peel a garlic clove place them in the pot with beans. Add some salt (start with about a tsp then taste once cooked and add more accordingly). Add enough fresh water to cover your beans and most onion.
• Bring water to a boil then simmer for about an hour and a half or until beans are tender.

GUATEMALAN BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• In large kettle, cover beans with 2" water.
• Add garlic.
• Bring water to boil.
• Turn fire down to soft boil and cover.
• Cook 1 hour.
• When beans are soft, add onions and salt and simmer 1/2 hour - 1 hour more.

GUATEMALAN STYLE BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans over night.
• When ready place all ingredients in either a slow cooker, pressure cooker or stock pot on the stove and let simmer all day on low. Usually around 6 hours.
• Serve with sour cream, sweet plantains, tortillas or fresh bread.

SOFRITO BLACK BEANS (GUATEMALAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil, sauté the onion until dark golden brown, but not burned, add the beans, Careful because when you add the beans to the oil, the oil will react to the water in the beans, and it may cause a burn, add the water, simmer until 1/4 of the liquid is reduced, check for salt.