Spicy Black Beans With Onion And Bacon Food

QUICK CUBAN BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add bacon and sauté, stirring often, until it starts to brown, about 3 minutes. Add bell pepper and onion. Cook, stirring, for one minute. Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes longer to soften the vegetables. Add cumin and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds to toast the cumin.
• Add 1 can of beans with their liquid to the pot. Use a potato masher or the back of a fork to gently mash the beans. Add the other two cans of beans with their liquid, vinegar, bay leaves, 1½ teaspoons salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
• Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Adjust taste and texture to your liking by adding additional water or broth and salt and pepper.
• Serve as a side dish with lime wedges and chopped cilantro or as a main dish scooped over steaming brown or white rice and topped with garnishes of chopped cilantro, lime wedges, grated cheese and/or sour cream.

EM'S SWEET & SPICY BLACK BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cumin, oregano, chili powder, chili flakes (optional), brown sugar, and salt. Set aside.
• Put bacon batons into cold skillet and turn heat on to medium. Bring up to heat and cook bacon until crispy.Remove bacon from pan and set aside.
• Put chopped onion into hot pan. Cook onion in bacon grease until translucent.Add peppers and cook 5 additional minutes.Add garlic and spices. Cook another minute.
• Add drained, rinsed beans to mixture.Add chicken stock and water. Liquid should just cover beans.Use a wooden spatula or spoon to deglaze the bottom of the pan.
• Smash beans with a potato masher or the back of a wooden spoon.
• Reduce bring beans to a simmer, and reduce heat.Cook an additional 5-10 minutes, until spoon leaves a space when dragged through the beans.
• Remove from heat and stir in cilantro and reserve bacon. Season to taste.
• Serve topped with grated cotija and additional chopped cilantro.

BLACK BEANS WITH GARLIC, ONION AND JALAPENO

Steps:

• Add the beans to a large stockpot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until the beans are slightly soft, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Turn off the heat and add the kosher salt and garlic salt.
• Add the butter to a large, heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium heat, then add the jalapeno, garlic and onion. Saute until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Drain the beans, reserving the liquid, then add the beans to the saute pan and simmer for 10 minutes, adding the reserved cooking liquid if too dry. Season to taste and serve.

SPICY BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until it begins to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, salt, chile powder and cayenne and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the chiles, beans and broth and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans have softened and the sauce has thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with cilantro leaves and Cotija.

SPICY COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker; adjust for medium heat. Cook bacon until crisp, 4-5 minutes. Add onion and garlic; cook until tender, 5-6 minutes longer. Add broth to pressure cooker. Cook 30 seconds, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Press cancel., Add water, soup mix, tomatoes and green chiles, tomato sauce, poblano pepper, brown sugar and taco seasoning. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 90 minutes. Let pressure release naturally., If desired, select saute setting and adjust for low heat. Simmer, stirring constantly, until desired consistency. Press cancel. Serve with toppings of your choice. , Freeze option: Freeze cooled bean mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.

BLACK BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place beans in a pressure cooker with enough water to cover, and soak 12 hours, or overnight.
• Add 2 1/2 quarts water to the beans, or enough to fill pressure cooker about 2/3 full. Cover, and cook 30 minutes at 10 pounds pressure. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and saute the garlic and onion until tender. Stir in the tomato and carrot. Cook about 5 minutes, and mix in the bacon. Cook and stir until bacon is crisp and evenly browned.
• Mix the vegetable and bacon mixture into the pressure cooker with the black beans. Cover, and continue cooking approximately 10 minutes at 10 pounds pressure. Garnish with parsley, and season with salt and pepper to serve.

PERFECTLY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to the lower-middle position and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Fry the regular chopped bacon in a large, deep skillet until the bacon has partially cooked and released about 1/4 cup drippings. Add the onions, peppers and jalapenos, and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the beans, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, ketchup, mustard and chipotles, and bring to a simmer. (If the skillet is not large enough, add the beans and heat to a simmer and then transfer to a large bowl and stir in the remaining ingredients). Pour the flavored beans into an aluminum pan. Top with the uncooked slices of bacon (you can halve the slices if you like). Then bake until the beans are bubbly and the sauce is the consistency of pancake syrup, about 2 hours. Let stand to thicken slightly and serve.

SPICY BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook bacon, onions, garlic and peppers in Dutch oven or small stockpot sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently. Add cumin; cook and stir 30 sec.
• Add water, beans and bouillon cubes; stir. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally.
• Blend soup, in small batches, in blender until smooth.
• Serve topped with sour cream.

BACON BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Saute bacon until crisp, then set aside.
• Drain all except 1 T bacon grease.
• Saute onion and jalapeno in remaining bacon grease.
• Add all remaining ingredients except bacon and simmer until beans are hot and tomatoes have reduced a bit.
• Top with bacon pieces.
• If you like more spice you can either leave some seeds in the jalapenos or add a pinch of cayenne pepper.

CUBAN STYLE BLACK BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat large saute pan and add bacon drippings. Throw in all veggies with the exception of the garlic and the beans. Cook until softened and onion is translucent to brown. Add the beans, your seasoning, lemon, vinegar, sugar and bacon. Add the cilantro and your garlic last. They key to this dish is tasting it often to make sure the flavoring is as desired. Serve immediately.

SIMPLE SIMPLE SIMPLE! BLACK BEANS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Melt the margarine in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes.
• The onion should stay crisp, not brown.
• Add the beans and cook for 3 - 4 more minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.