Creamy Black Beans Food

CREAMY BLACK BEAN SPREAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add onion and 1/2 tsp. salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 15 minutes. Stir in fennel and cook 30 seconds. Add beans, remaining 1 tsp. salt, and 2 Tbsp. water and heat through, stirring to combine. Transfer to a food processor or blender and purée until smooth.
• Do Ahead
• Bean spread can be stored in an airtight container and chilled for up to 3 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.

CREAMY RICE AND BEANS IN THREE CLASSIC FLAVORS

Steps:

• Roast the chiles over an open flame or close up under a preheated broiler, turning them regularly, until evenly blackened and blistered, about 5 minutes for open flame, 10 minutes for the broiler. Place in a bowl, cover with kitchen towel and cool until handleable. Rub off the blackened skin, pull out the seed pod and scrape out the seeds. Rinse briefly to remove any stray seeds and bits of blackened skin. Cut into 1/4-inch pieces.
• Measure the olive oil into a rice cooker and add the onion. Set the lid in place and cook, stirring from time to time, for about 10 minutes or until the rice cooker turns to "keep warm" mode-the onions should be translucent and beginning to brown. If using a pressure cooker, cook the onion in it.
• Add the rice to the rice cooker and stir it with the onion for a minute. Stir in the broth, roasted chiles and salt (1/2 teaspoon if using salted broth, 1 teaspoon if using unsalted broth). If making the smoky red chile version, stir in the chipotle, canning liquid and paprika. If making the garlicky tomato version, stir in the rehydrated tomatoes and roasted garlic.
• For all versions, cover the rice cooker, once again turn it to "cook" and let the rice cook for 10 minutes. Stir the mixture thoroughly, re-cover and cook for 10 minutes more. (For the pressure cooker, set over medium heat, time 7 minutes once full pressure is reached, then do a quick release.) Turn off the rice cooker. The rice will look soupy, but the grains should be cooked through and firm; the creamy rice will thicken considerably as you finish the recipe. (If you're craving a bit more richness, stir in a couple tablespoons melted butter or olive oil.)
• If making the herby green chile version, stir in the herbs (or Green Chile Adobo).
• Stir in the beans and cheese, then taste and add a little more salt if it needs it. Serve in warm, shallow bowls or pasta bowls, sprinkled with a little extra cheese.
• Green Chile Adobo:
• Set a large (10-inch) skillet over medium heat and lay in 1/2 head of garlic (separated into cloves but not peeled) and 4 to 5 fresh serrano chiles (stems removed). Roast, turning regularly, until soft and browned in spots, about 10 minutes for the chiles and 15 for the garlic. Cool, slip off the garlic's husks and give it all a rough chop (no need to remove the chile seeds). In a blender or food processor, combine the garlic and chiles with 1 large bunch cilantro, 1 large bunch flat-leaf parsley, 1 cup olive oil and 2 generous teaspoons salt. Process, stopping to scrape down the sides if necessary, until nearly smooth (it should look a little like pesto).

CREAMY REFRIED BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Pulse chorizo, onion, and garlic together in a food processor until well-chopped.
• Place bacon in a pot and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until bacon starts to render fat, 3 to 5 minutes. Add ground chorizo mixture to bacon; cook and stir until onion softens and is translucent, about 5 minutes. Drain excess fat from pot and season mixture with cumin, salt, and black pepper.
• Stir beans and reserved liquid into pot; cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are heated through and flavors combine, 10 to 20 minutes.

CREAMY BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Combine first five ingredients in a blender. (Or save the salsa to add later, if you want more salsa chunks in your dip.).
• Blend until very smooth.
• Drizzle in the tahini, and salsa if you didn't yet, and blend again till well combined.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

EASY BLACK BEAN HUMMUS

Steps:

• Peel the garlic. Drain the black beans, but don't rinse them. Juice the lime.
• Add the garlic to the bowl of a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add black beans, lime juice, tahini, smoked paprika and kosher salt. Puree for 15 seconds, then scrape down the bowl. Taste and if it's too thick, add another drizzle of olive oil. Puree for additional minute until creamy.

CREAMY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 4 to 6 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in broth and next 4 ingredients, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of dutch oven; cover and bring to a boil. Uncover, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro and lime juice. Cool 5 minutes.
• Process soup, in batches, in a blender or food processor 30 seconds or until smooth. Return to dutch oven, and stir until blended. Serve with desired toppings.

CREAMY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté, stirring regularly until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to sauté for 1 minute.
• Add all of the spices, salt, beans and stock. Turn the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Scoop 1 cup of the soup from the pot and place in the blender or food processor. Blend until smooth, then add back to the soup pot and combine well. Stir in lemon juice. Add a little more stock or water if soup is too thick.
• Serve in bowls topped with a dollop of sour cream, if desired.

CREAMY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Saute celery, carrots, and onion in the hot oil until onion is transparent, 5 to 7 minutes. Toss in garlic and ginger. Pour in beans and water. Add salsa, cumin, chili powder, and oregano. Bring to a boil; continue to boil for 25 to 35 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool slightly, about 10 minutes. Transfer in batches to an electric blender or food processor and blend to desired consistency.
• Transfer soup back into the pot and heat through over medium heat, 3 to 5 minutes.