Cuban Black Beans Recipe

This Cuban Black Beans Recipe is made with dried black beans, onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin and oregano.  These Cuban style black beans are great to serve with rice, quinoa or adding to taco bowls, tostadas, huevos rancheros and more.

Cuban Black Beans are healthy, affordable and super easy to make. 

Cuban Black Beans Recipe

These perfectly seasoned black beans is one of my favorite black bean recipes.

• Dried Black beans 
• Water 
• Extra-virgin olive oil 
• Onion 
• Garlic 
• Ground cumin 
• Dried oregano
• Bay leaves 
• Cilantro

Find the printable recipe with measurements below.

How To Make Cuban Black Beans

After you’ve soaked the black beans over night, these Cuban black beans come together in about 2-1/2 hours start-to-finish. 

• Rinse beans. Pick over dried beans and discard broken pieces, stones and twigs. Rinse under cold running water.
• Soak beans. Place beans in large bowl and cover with water by 2-inches. Soak overnight.
• Simmer beans. Transfer beans and water to large sauce pan or Dutch oven and simmer over low heat for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, or until beans are tender.
• Cook onion. While beans are simmering, heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until tender. Stir in oregano and cumin to the onion. Add onion and garlic mixture to the beans. 
• Add cilantro and bay leaves. Stir in chopped cilantro and bay leaves. Cook beans for another 10-15minutes longer. Add more water if needed.
• Serve. Serve beans in bowls with a drizzle of olive oil and garnish with cilantro and chopped onion.

Step By Step Instructions

1. While the beans are simmering, saute the garlic and onion.

2.Stir in the spices

3. Cook the seasoned onions for another minute.

3.Stir the cooked onions and garlic and the chopped cilantro in with the cooked beans and simmer another 15 minutes.

How To Soak Black Beans 

• Rinse the black beans and pick out any broken pieces and stones
• Add the rinsed beans to a large bowl and cover with water by 2 inches. 
• Soak overnight
• Drain and rinse the beans before cooking

The Best Way to Cook Black Beans Without Soaking Overnight

Here’s a quick-soak method for beans

1. Add the beans to a pot and cover with water by 2 inches. 
2. Bring to a boil and cook uncovered for 2-3 minutes.
3. Turn off heat and cover with lid. 
4. Let them soak for 2 hours.
5. Drain and continue with the recipe as directed

Serving Suggestions 

These Cuban style black beans are  one of my favorite black bean recipes to make. They’re perfectly seasoned and great to use in so many ways.

• Stuff these Cuban Black Beans in Taco Salad Bowl, burritos, tacos, taquitos, quesadillas and baked potatoes.
• Use them for tostadas and huevos rancheros.
• Serve these seasoned black beans as a side dish with Spanish Rice, Spanish Quinoa, and Mexican Cauliflower Rice, 
• Mash them to make refried black beans.
• Use them to make black bean burgers with.

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Yield: 6 servings

Cuban Black Beans Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes

This Cuban Black Beans Recipe is made with dried black beans, onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin and oregano.  It's the best black bean recipe to make for taco bowls, tostadas, huevos rancheros and more.  

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups dried black beans, rinced
• 4-1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, minced
• 5 cloves garlic, peeled, mashed and minced
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2-3 bay leaves
• 3 tablespoons cilantro

Instructions

1. Pick over dried beans and discard broken pieces, stones and twigs. Rinse under cold running water.
2. Place beans in large bowl and cover with water by 2-inches. Soak overnight.
3. Transfer beans and water to large sauce pan or Dutch oven and simmer over low heat for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, or until beans are tender.
4. While beans are simmering, heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic and saute 3-5 minutes or until tender.
5. Stir in oregano and cumin to the onions and garlic and cook another minute.
6. Add the seasoned onion and garlic mixture to the beans. 
7. Stir in chopped cilantro and bay leaves. Cook beans for another 10-15 minutes longer on low (or until the onions are tender), adding a little more water if needed.
8. Serve beans in bowls with a drizzle of olive oil and garnish with cilantro and chopped onion.

Notes

How to Soak Black Beans 

• Rinse the black beans and pick out any broken pieces and stones
• Add the rinsed beans to a large bowl and cover with water by 2 inches. 
• Soak overnight
• Drain and rinse the beans before cooking

The Best Way to Cook Black Beans Without Soaking Overnight

1. Add the beans to a pot and cover with water by 2 inches. 
2. Bring to a boil and cook uncovered for 2-3 minutes.
3. Turn off heat and cover with lid. 
4. Let them soak for 2 hours.
5. Drain and continue with the recipe as directed

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 278Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 9mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 11gSugar: 2gProtein: 15g

theharvestkitchen.com attempts to provide accurate information, however, this nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. The nutritional information provided comes from online sources and calculations.