Black Bean Cakes

Name: Black Bean Cakes
Yield: 16 bean cakes
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons clarified butter; 6 cloves garlic; 2 bay leaves; 2 quarts water; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 ham hocks; 2 cups dried black turtle beans, well rinsed

Preparation info

16
bean cakes

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

2 cups dried black turtle beans, well rinsed
2 ham hocks
6 cloves

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Place the beans, ham hocks, garlic, bay leaves, and cilantro stems in a large heavy flameproof casserole. Add the water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer until the beans are tender, 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Drain the beans and remove the ham hocks, garlic, bay leaves, and cilantro. Transfer the beans to a food processor, and purée.
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