Vegan Spiced Black Beans for a Crowd

Impress your guests with these vegan black beans at your next party--this recipe makes enough for a large crowd or can be frozen and reheated for smaller gatherings.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 4 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 202 Calories

Ingredients

• water to cover
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons ground cardamom
• 1 tablespoon dried Mexican oregano
• 2 brown onions, roughly chopped
• 5 pounds dried black beans, picked over and rinsed
• 1 (24 ounce) jar tomato paste (such as Tukas®)
• 1 head garlic, peeled and sliced
• 4 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 5 dried pasilla chile pods
• 5 sticks cinnamon
• 5 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon dried epazote, or to taste
• 0.5 cup avocado oil
• 0.25 cup dried onion

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a 12-quart pot over medium-high heat. Add onions; saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add beans and enough water to cover by 3 to 4 inches. Stir in tomato paste, garlic, dried onion, mustard seeds, chile pods, cinnamon sticks, cardamom, cumin seeds, oregano, brown sugar, and epazote. Bring to a boil.

Step 2

Cover and reduce heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender, 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

Step 3

Uncover and increase heat to high. Boil, stirring from the bottom to make sure the beans do not burn, mashing a bit as you stir, until the sauce has thickened, about 30 minutes. Season with salt.