5 from 54 votes
Restaurant-Style Mexican Black Beans
Restaurant-Style Mexican Black Beans are flavored with sautéed onion, garlic, cumin, and optional cayenne pepper, simmered with canned black beans and their juices. The beans develop a soft texture and complex, smoky flavor typical of Mexican cuisine, finished with fresh cilantro for brightness. Adding lard or butter in the cooking process enriches richness and authenticity.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
215 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin ground
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
- 2 (15 ounce cans) black beans undrained
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped, fresh
Instructions
- Heat a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add in the oil and let heat briefly.
- Add in onions and saute for 5 to 7 minutes until soft.
- Add in minced garlic, cumin, and cayenne pepper and saute another 60 seconds.
- Add in un-drained black beans and juices from can. Let simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot topped with fresh cilantro.
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Notes
- Adding 1/4 cup of lard, shortening, or butter melts into the beans for authentic, richer flavor.
Nutrition Information
Calories
215kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
100mg
(4%)
Potassium
526mg
(11%)
Fiber
13g
(52%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
90IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1.5mg
(2%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
3.1mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 215
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 215kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 100mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 526mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 13g | 52% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 90IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.5mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 3.1mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.