Slow Cooker Caribbean Black Beans Recipes

SLOW-COOKER CARIBBEAN BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours to blend and develop flavors.

SLOW-COOKER BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except rice.
• Cover; cook on High heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
• Remove bay leaves. Serve beans over rice. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

HOW TO: SLOW COOKER BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Place the beans in a big bowl, cover with water, agitate the beans a few times to remove any dirt, drain in a colander and rinse again.
• Place black beans, onion, garlic cloves, and bay leaf in a slow cooker. Add water.
• Cook on high for about 3-4 hours, testing after 3 hours. To test doneness, spoon out a few beans and blow on them. If the skins peel back, they beans are ready. Taste just to make sure. If all of the water has been absorbed, add more. Beans must stay completely covered to prevent them from burning. If cooking on low for 6-8 hours, test the beans at the 6 hour point.
• Add the salt and let cook, or sit with heat off for another 20-30 minutes, to absorb the salt. Remove the bay leaf, garlic cloves, and onion before using, if desired.
• Use immediately, or allow to cool before transferring beans and some of the cooking liquid to a zipper-lock freezer bag or airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week, or freeze up to 3 months. If freezing, flatten bag in freezer-it makes for easier defrosting. Defrost in warm water.

SLOW COOKER BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Pour beans into a bowl and remove any debris. Rinse generously with water and strain.
• Combine black beans, water, onion, garlic, salt, pork bone, jalapeno pepper, and bay leaf in a slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on High, stirring at least once after 1 hour, until cooked down and beans are tender, 6 to 8 hours.

FELICIA'S SLOW COOKER BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Soak black beans in 6 to 8 cups of water, 8 hours to overnight.
• Drain beans. Place in a saucepan and cover with fresh water; add 2 teaspoons salt and bring to a boil. Cook until nearly tender, about 40 minutes.
• Combine remaining salt, onion, bell pepper, tomato sauce, garlic, olive oil, bay leaf, and cumin in a slow cooker. Add black beans and the cooking water.
• Mix well and cook on Low until the beans are tender and cooked through, 4 to 6 hours.

SIMPLEST SLOW COOKER BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Place the beans, onion half, bay leaf, garlic, 2 teaspoons kosher salt, pepper flakes (if using), and olive oil (if using) into a slow cooker. Cover with 8 cups of water. Cover pot. Cook on high heat for 6 to 8 hours or until the beans are done, but start checking at the 4-hour mark - all slow cookers are different and times might vary, too, depending on the age of your beans.
• Taste. Add more salt to taste. I add 2 more teaspoons, but start with 1 or a 1/2 teaspoon and adjust from there. Note: When you first taste a bean, do not expect to be wowed. The beans develop more flavor as they cool in their cooking liquid, which will continue to season them. As noted above, I find they taste even better on day 2.
• Store the beans in their cooking liquid. I love these deli quart containers for this purpose. I freeze the beans in their cooking liquid in these quart containers as well.

CARIBBEAN BLACK BEAN SOUP - SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in 4 quarts water.
• Drain.
• Combine beans, onion, green pepper, garlic, ham, oil, cumin, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, and 3 cups of fresh water.
• Stir Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high 4-5 hours.
• For thick soup, remove half of cooked bean mixture and puree until smooth in blender or mash with a potato masher.
• Return to cooker.
• If you like it souper, leave it as is.
• Add vinegar and stir well.
• Debone the ham hock if you used one and cut into bite sized pieces, and return to the soup Serve in soup bowls with a dollop of sour cream in the middle of each serving, topped with fresh cilantro.

CROCK POT CARIBBEAN-STYLE BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Put all ingredients except for water in crock pot.
• Cook on LOW for about 4-6 hours. If mixture appears dried out, add a little bit of water or broth to desired consistency.
• Serve hot with rice.

CARIBBEAN SWEET POTATO AND BLACK BEAN STEW RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the sweet potatoes into small 3/4-to-1-inch cubes and place in the slow cooker.
• Measure out the rest of the ingredients. Rinse the can of black beans and set aside. Measure out the string beans and the peppers and onion mix. Measure out the vegetable broth, jerk seasoning paste, thyme, cinnamon, and herbs.
• Combine the sweet potatoes, black beans, red pepper and onion mix, green beans, jerk seasoning, thyme, cinnamon, and salt in the slow cooker. Mix well.
• Cook on low for 4-5 hours or until the vegetable are tender.
• Turn on warm and adjust the salt if it needs it.