Black Beans

After hitting up a chain called Pollo Tropical in Miami and solidifying our love of beans & rice, Marcus and I decided it was time to learn how to make a solid black bean.  I like making these for the obvious (beans & rice), but more importantly, they’re absolutely delicious.

Ingredients

• Finely chopped onion (usually, it’s whatever I have in my fridge, but don’t do more than a half)
• One can black beans
• 2 T butter
• Salt, pepper, red pepper flakes
• Lime juice

Instructions

• Melt butter in pot on medium-low heat.  Incorporate finely chopped onion.  Saute until soft.  Add a squeeze of lime juice, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to taste.
• Dump beans into pot (juice and all!)
• Turn heat up to medium.  Stir mixture until liquid has reduced and beans have thickened (you will know).  Note: for beans & rice, your beans should not be as thick as they would be if you were going to use them in a wrap or on pizza (they should be very thick).
• Serve, or refrigerate and use throughout the week as needed (makes about four servings).