Dinner for 8

Mexican Black Bean Stew

Name: Mexican Black Bean Stew
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lb dried black beans; 8 cups water; 1/4 a large white onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 sping of epazote; 1 serrano pepper; salt to taste (optional); 1 tsp lard or olive oil

Dried black beans simmer with onion, garlic, serrano, and epazote until tender in a seasoned broth.

$0.32per serving $

95 minstart to table

8servings

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Ingredients

1 lb dried black beans
8 cups water
1/4 a large white onion
2 cloves garlic
1 sping of epazote
1 serrano pepper
salt to taste (optional)
1 tsp lard or olive oil

Steps

Rinse the beans and place them in a large pot with the water, onion, garlic, epazote, serrano, and oil.
Bring the pot to a boil over high heat for 10 minutes.
Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer for 80 minutes until the beans are tender.
Stir in salt during the final 5 minutes, then remove the onion, garlic, epazote, and serrano before eating.

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