Stovetop Beans
Total Time
1 hour and 5 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
Rating
4.67 out of 5 stars
(3)
Ingredients
4 servings
- 1 pound dried beans
- 1 large yellow onion, small dice
- 2 bay leaves
- 2-4 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1-2 dried arbol chilies
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
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Preparation
Step 1
Start by sorting the beans to make sure there is no debris or small rocks. Place in a colander and rinse under cold water.
Step 2
To soak or not to soak. If you have the time, put the beans in a bowl and cover with about 4 inches of cold water, let sit at room temperature for 4 hours or overnight. Soaking will help speed up the cooking time.
Step 3
Put the beans and the soaking liquid if you soaked into a large dutch oven or pot, add onion bay and other aromatics and enough cold water to cover the beans by about 2 inches
Step 4
Cook over medium high heat till you see it start boiling, let it hard boil for 15 min, then reduce heat to low, you want to maintain a slow and low simmer. You can cover keeping the lid slightly ajar
Step 5
Check often to make sure you have enough water, beans should always be submerged, add more HOT water as needed.
Step 6
Beans will take anywhere from 1 to 3 hours to cook. Once beans are soft you can add salt, olive oil and pepper. Turn the heat off, remove bay before serving.
Step 7
Let cool to room temp and keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or freeze for 3 months.
Step 8
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