| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 11 hr |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 100 servings |
Ingredients
- 10 pounds dried black beans
- 6 quarts (24 cups) low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 tablespoons kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons ground black pepper
- 20 cloves garlic, minced
- 10 medium onions, diced
- 1 cup olive oil
- 6 tablespoons dried oregano
- 6 tablespoons cumin
- 6 tablespoons ground coriander
- 6 tablespoons chile powder, plus more if needed
- 6 tablespoons kosher salt
Instructions
- For the beans: Place the beans in large bowls or pots, cover with cold water and allow to soak overnight. Drain and rinse before proceeding. (Alternatively, add the beans to a few large pots and cover with hot water. Bring to a boil, and then boil for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover the pots and allow the beans to sit for 1 hour. Drain the beans and rinse them with cold water before proceeding.)
- Divide the soaked beans between 2 very large pots. Into each pot, add 3 quarts (12 cups) chicken broth, 2 tablespoons salt, 2 tablespoons pepper, half of the garlic and onions and 1 gallon (16 cups) water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
- For the spice mixture: Heat the oil in a skillet, then add the oregano, cumin, coriander and chile powder and fry until the color deepens (do not let it brown), 30 seconds to a minute. Divide the spice mixture between the pots of beans, along with the salt (3 tablespoons salt in each pot) and stir together. Cover and continue simmering until the liquid level is to your liking, about another hour. Taste for seasoning and add more of what it needs.
Reviews
Hmmm… still working on this. My elderbrain gets overwhelmed by using % but I did best I could. Unfortunately, I didn’t throw spices into skillet first (straight to pot) and it is salty. I ended up throwing potato in towards end to soak up salt. Smells great!!! Can’t wait to grab a cup full.
First…this recipe is not written for most home cooks. Yes, we can do math…just very intimidating and most will ignore the recipe. Second, black beNs are so horribly bland and need zing! I made a batch of spicy pico and added the juice of 4 limes and these beans stood at attention and were delicious!!!
Very tasty!
It just takes a little simple math to adjust the recipe. The recipe actually will feed 100 people!!! which is a little too much for my household of 2 however I love to freeze portions.So, math time…Cut the recipe in half…now its 50-1/2 cup servings:
5 pounds dried black beans6 quarts (12 cups) low-sodium chicken broth 2 tablespoons kosher salt 2 tablespoons ground black pepper 10 cloves garlic, minced …Still way too much for me..:)5 medium onions, diced Spice Mixture:1/2 cup olive oil3 tablespoons dried oregano 3 tablespoons cumin 3 tablespoons ground coriander3 tablespoons chile powder, plus more if needed 3 tablespoons kosher salt
Still too much…Cut in half again for 25-1/2 cup servings2 1/2 pounds dried black beans3 quarts (12 cups) low-sodium chicken broth 1 tablespoons kosher salt 1 tablespoons ground black pepper 5 cloves garlic, minced …Still way too much for me..:)2-3 medium onions, diced Spice Mixture:1/4 cup olive oil1 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano 1 1/2 tablespoons cumin 1 1/2 tablespoons ground coriander1 1/2 tablespoons chile powder, plus more if needed 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
Still too much…Cut in half again for 25-1/2 cup servings2 1/2 pounds dried black beans3 quarts (12 cups) low-sodium chicken broth 1 tablespoons kosher salt 1 tablespoons ground black pepper 5 cloves garlic, minced …Still way too much for me..:)2-3 medium onions, diced Spice Mixture:1/4 cup olive oil1 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano 1 1/2 tablespoons cumin 1 1/2 tablespoons ground coriander1 1/2 tablespoons chile powder, plus more if needed 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
I love her recipes and never have a problem scaling down…however…a little too much garlic for my liking. I would have given 5 stars if I did not have to do the math…Sorry Ree
Her recipes are impossible to make. You can’t just adjust the recipe. You need to inform the viewers exact measurements.
Great recipe!! Because I wasn’t having a party, I cut the recipe for the seasoning mix by 6, so a tablespoon of each spice. That made about 1/3 cup. I didn’t want to go to the trouble of doing the beans from scratch, so to one 15 oz. can of drained black beans, I added 2 tsp. of the seasoning mix and 1/8 tsp of onion powder and 1/8 tsp of granulated garlic. Don’t add salt, the beans already have a good amount of salt in them. Really great flavor!!!
Can I crock pot this?