NAGan Black Beans
Ingredients
- 2 cans black beans
- ½ cup crumbled bacon
- ½ cup Fauxmato Sauce (recipe linked in notes)
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons diced fennel bulb caramelized
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons lard or animal fat of choice
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoons salt or to taste
- 3 bay leaves
- Cotija cheese; for serving garnish
Instructions
- Rinse one can of beans and keep the liquid from the second can.
- Place the beans into a large pot, add bacon pieces, bay leaves, lard, spices, vinegar, sugar and 1 tablespoon salt.
- Add 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil.
- Cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes or so, skimming any foam from the top.
- Taste for salt and serve with crumbled Cotija cheese on top.
Notes
Feel free to add fresh cilantro for that extra punch at the moment of serving.
If you are craving some crunch or other texture; fined diced celery, or cubed zucchini would make a great addition to replace the bell pepper that is traditional.
My Fauxmato sauce can be found here: https://www.dimpledkitchen.com/pantry-nomato-sauce/