Awesome Black Beans

I love black beans, and when I found the basis for this recipe, I was really happy.  It's so easy and they are so good.  They'll give Chipotle a run for their money!


5 cups organic black beans, soaked for 24 hours with 2 Tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar and enough water to cover by 3 inches.

1 medium sweet onion or 5-6 green oninons
Several cloves of garlic
A bunch of cilantro
Salt to taste

Drain beans and rinse well.

Put them in a stock pot and add enough water to cover them by about an inch.
Bring them to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer.

Meanwhile, chop up a sweet onion and saute it in butter until carmelized.
Or, if you have trouble with bulb onions, use 5 or 6 green onions, sliced up, and just throw them in the pot without cooking them first.

Mince the garlic and toss that in the pot, too.

Chop the cilantro and add half of it to the pot.

Simmer the beans, etc. until the beans are tender and most of the water is absorbed.  If they get too dry, add a little more water.  When they are done cooking, you want the mix to be loose, but not watery.

At the end of the cooking, add the rest of the cilantro and salt to taste.  Don't add the salt until the end of cooking, or the beans will be tough.

I serve these over rice with salsa, cheese, sour cream, etc.