Cafe Rio Black Beans

Delicious restaurant style black beans, just like they serve at Cafe Rio.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 88kcal

Author Leigh Anne Wilkes

Equipment

Ingredients

2 15 oz black beans drain one can, one can with liquid
2 cloves garlic minced
2 teaspoons cumin or cumin seed
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups tomato juice
salt kosher or sea salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

Drain and rinse one can of beans.
In a pan,saute garlic, cumin and olive oil over medium heat until you can smell it! Only about a minute. Be careful not to burn garlic as it will turn bitter.
Add beans, tomato juice and seasoning. Simmer until some of the liquid is absorbed and evaporated.
Stir in chopped cilantro when ready to serve

Notes

If you prefer less liquid, drain both cans of beans.

You can use dry beans instead of canned. The easiest way to cook them is in an Instant Pot. After they are done processing add them in, in place of the drained beans.

This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to feed a crowd.

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