Frijoles Negros

Name: Frijoles Negros (Mexican Re-Fried Beans with Garlic, Chilli and Coriander)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 large handfuls coriander leaves, finely chopped; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; tortilla chips, to serve; 2 red onions, 1 quartered and 1 finely chopped; 1 green chilli, slit open at the bottom; 10 black peppercorns; 6 garlic cloves, 4 whole and 2 sliced; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 red jalapeño chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped; 4 spring onions, finely chopped; juice of 1 lime; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 200 g/7 oz/scant 1 cup black beans

Mexican Re-Fried Beans with Garlic, Chilli and Coriander

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mighty Spice Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2012

About

In Mexico, almost every dish in every restaurant at every meal, comes with beans, and you’ll find a huge pot of frijoles negros simmering in kitchens all over Mexico, waiting to be mashed and then fried to make this beloved dish.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz/scant 1 cup black beans
1

Americas
Mexico
Side dish
Central America
Vegan
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Put the beans in a large saucepan of water with the baking soda. Mix well and leave for 2 hours. This will make the beans more digestible. Drain, rinse and return the beans to the saucepan with 800 ml/28