Frijoles de olla (beans cooked in a pot)
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients:
- 4 1/2 qt Water
- 1 1/3 lb Dried black beans washed -and soaked overnight
- 2 White onions halved
- 3 Heads garlic
Instructions:
halved OR 10 -cloves garlic whole Salt to taste 30 Epazote OR cilantro leaves From the Gulf [of Campeche] area. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan or clay pot. Add beans onion and garlic. Cook at a slow boil for 1 1/2 hours or until beans are done. Add salt after 1 hour of cooking. Blend 1 cup beans in a blender or food processor with a little cooking water. Add bean mixture to remaining beans. Stir in epazote. Serve beans with chopped green onion chile serrano chopped cilantro and tomato or with fresh cream and grated cheese. Makes 8 servings. From: THE TASTE OF MEXICO by Patricia Quintana Stewart Tabori & Chang New York. 1986. ISBN 0-941434-89-3. From the collection of Karin Brewer



