I have had a hard time reproducing anything remotely similar to the fragrant "real" Cuban black beans, until my friend Laura, who is married to Osquel, born and raised in Cuba, gave me a recipe handed down to her by his mother.
2 3/4 cups | black beans (dried) | 500 g | |
1 | onions, finely chopped | 200 g | |
2 cloves | garlic, finely chopped | ||
1 | yellow or red sweet peppers, cut into squares | 200 g | |
2 tbsp | olive oil | 30 mL | |
1 tbsp | dried oregano | 2 g | |
1 tbsp | ground cumin | 8 g | |
4 | bay leaf | 0.4 g | |
1 cup | white wine | 250 mL | |
3 cups | chicken broth | 750 mL | |
2 cups | strained tomatoes | 500 g | |
2 tbsp | soy sauce | 30 mL | |
1 tbsp | sugar | 12 g | |
1 | chorizo sausage (Spanish type), sliced into rounds | 100 g | |
1 pinch | salt [optional] | 0.2 g | |
ground pepper to taste [optional] | |||
2 tbsp | fresh cilantro, minced [optional] | 4 g |
The beans must be soaked in water overnight.
A pressure cooker will reduce the beans' cooking time from 2 h 15 min to 40 min.
The soup keeps up to 7 days in the refrigerator or up to 4 months in the freezer.
per 1 serving (390 g)
Amount % Daily Value |
Calories 360 |
Fat 9 g 13 % |
Saturated
2.4 g
12 % |
Cholesterol 10 mg |
Sodium 620 mg 26 % |
Carbohydrate 48 g 16 % |
Fibre 13 g 50 % |
Sugars 5 g |
Net Carbs 35 g |
Protein 19 g |
Vitamin A 27 % |
Vitamin C 74 % |
Calcium 8 % |
Iron 38 % |
Food Group | Exchanges |
---|---|
Starches | 2 |
Vegetables | 1 |
Meat and Alternatives | 2 |
Fats | 1 ½ |
Other Foods | 0 |
His mother gave you this? She must not be a real Cuban. Tomato? Soy sauce? Sugar? Yea, not real Cuban black beans. There’s plenty of authentic recipes out there — in the age of information, ignorance is a choice.