Black Bean Burritos
8 ounce black beans; dry*, or
30 ounce black beans; canned
1 medium onion; finely chopped
2 garlic cloves; minced
1 jalapeno pepper; seeded and finely chopped, up to two can be used or to
taste
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
5 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
16 ounce tomatoes; cut up, 1 can
1 1/4 inch thick lemon slice
1 teaspoon dried oregano; crushed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 dash hot pepper sauce; (optional)
6 flour tortillas
garnishes:
salsa
guacamole
chopped tomato; (optional)
snipped cilantro
Cook the dry beans*. Rinse and drain the cooked or canned beans and set
aside. In a 4 1/2 quart Dutch oven, cook the onion, garlic, peppers, chili
powder and cumin in hot oil, until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in
the drained beans, the UNDRAINED tomatoes, lemon, oregano, salt (omit if
using the canned beans), and pepper sauce, if desired. Bring to boiling,
reduce the heat, and simmer, uncovered, about 15 minutes or until thick.
Remove the lemon. In a blender container or food processor bowl, place one
third of the mixture, cover, and blend until smooth. Repeat with the
remaining beans. Return to the pan and heat through. In the meantime, wrap
the tortillas in foil and warm in a 350 Degree F. oven for about 10
minutes.
Place about 1/2 Cup of the bean mixture onto each tortilla. and fold the
edges over to form a packet. Serve with salsa and guacamole If desired,
top
with chopped tomato and snipped cilantro.
* To cook the dry beans: To cook
the dry beans in a 4 1/2 quart Dutch oven, combine the beans and enough
water to cover. Bring to boiling then reduce the heat and simmer,
uncovered,
for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. (Or
without cooking, soak the beans overnight.) Drain the beans and rinse. In
the same Dutch oven combine the beans and 5 cups of water or vegetable
broth. Bring to boiling, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2
hours or until tender.
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