With black beans, rice, avocados, salsa, red cabbage, and lime.
What’s a burrito bowl?
A burrito without the tortilla wrapping.
Elise Bauer
Canned beans, reheated frozen cooked rice, prepared salsa.
It’s fast, it’s easy, it works.
Who Makes the Best Canned Black Beans?
Elise Bauer
If you go the canned bean route, I strongly recommend using a good quality canned bean.
We tested 5 different brands of canned black beans.
The Whole Foods 365 brand was completely lacking in flavor; we don’t recommend it.
Elise Bauer
The other four are pictured here.
Of these, we like S&W Premium Black Beans, as well as Bush’s Black Beans.
This recipe makes a lot, but the leftovers keep well.
Elise Bauer
you’ve got the option to easily cut the recipe in half.
Simmer for a minute or two to heat the beans through.
Stir in the cilantro and remove from heat.
Place 1 pound of dried black beans in a large bowl or pot.
Cover with 2 inches of water, let soak overnight, then drain.
Let soak for one hour.
Place soaked and drained beans in a large pot.
Cover with 2 inches of water.
Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer.
Stir in 1 tablespoon ground cumin and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
Add 3 cloves minced garlic, cook 1 minute more.
Once the beans are boiling, add the cumin-garlic mixture to the pot with the beans.
Add 2 bay leaves and 2 teaspoons kosher salt to the pot as well.
When the beans are done, place a strainer over a separate pot.
Pour the beans into the strainer, to collect the cooking water into the pot.
Set aside the beans, and boil down the cooking liquid until thickened and slightly syrupy.
Return the cooking liquid to the beans and stir.
Place 3 cups of rice in a large saucepan.
Check the rice package instructions.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Bring to a boil, lower the heat to low to maintain a very low simmer.
Remove from heat and let rest for 10 minutes, covered, before fluffing with a fork to serve.
Place a serving of cooked rice at the bottom of a serving bowl.
Top with black beans.
Top with assorted garnishesthinly sliced cabbage, chopped avocados, chopped cilantro, queso fresco and sour cream.
