Best 2 Prepared Black Turtle Beans Recipes

BLACK BEAN PUREE WITH CILANTRO

Steps:

• Simmer the beans in water to cover with the onion, celery, carrot, tomatoes, garlic, chili, cumin and pepper for one hour. Season to taste with salt. Add more water if necessary and cook until tender.
• Puree the beans in two batches with their liquid in a food processor, adding enough of the chicken stock to make a smooth puree. Correct seasoning. Before serving, sprinkle the puree with cilantro.

PREPARED BLACK TURTLE BEANS

Steps:

• The night before: wash beans and remove any debris.
• Place in large mixing bowl and add water to cover plus 4 inches.
• To cook: pour off water from beans and place in 6-quart heavy kettle or dutch oven.
• Add enough water to cover, plus 2 inches.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat but keep boiling at steady rate.
• Boil beans for about 2 1/2 hours or until just tender.
• Stir occasionally.
• Add water as needed.
• (Ideally, at the end of the cooking time, there will be just enough water to cover the beans.) Remove from heat.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir well.
• Allow to cool.
• Scoop 2 cups of mixture into each freezer bag.
• Try to distribute an equal amount of liquid into each bag.
• Squeeze out excess air and seal.
• Freeze.
• To use: Remove bag from freezer and allow to thaw in refrigerator for 24 hours, OR thaw bag in microwave according to manufacturer's directions, OR run warm water over bag to release contents from bag, then place frozen bean mixture in saucepan and heat over low flame until hot.
• Each bag yields 4 servings.