Boiled Beans

If you are going to learn one thing from me, it’s how to make great beans. Nothing screams Mexican food like beans, right? So I am going to share my family’s simple way of making frijoles de la olla (boiled beans), which go well with braised meat dishes of all types and are the foundation for our Traditional Refried Beans.

When I was growing up, every Sunday my mom would boil a large pot of beans for the week ahead. This is that same simple