How To Make Easy Black Bean Tacos
Put together a loaded meal with this black bean tacos recipe that layer cabbage and refried beans in a warmed tortilla topped with cheese and cilantro.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Refried Black Beans:
- 30ozblack beans,2 cans, or 3 cups cooked black beans
- 2tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 1tspground cumin
- 2clovesgarlic,pressed or minced
- ½tspfine sea salt
For Yogurt “Crema”:
- 1cupplain Greek,or regular yogurt
- 2tbsplime juice,from 1 small lime
- ¼tspfine sea salt
- hot sauce of choice,to taste, optional
For Other Ingredients:
- 10smallcorn or flour tortillas
- 3cupsred or green cabbage,finely sliced, about ½ medium head of cabbage
- ½cupCotija cheese,or more, or feta cheese, crumbled
- big handful of fresh cilantro leaves,and/or thinly sliced green onion
Instructions
Black Beans:
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Reserve the cooking liquid from one can of beans or substitute ⅓ cup water for the cooking liquid. Rinse and drain the other can of beans.
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Once the beans are ready to go, warm the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the cumin, garlic, and salt. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
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Pour in the can of beans with all of its liquid (or ⅓ cup water). Stir to combine. Mash up a portion of the beans with a potato masher or serving fork.
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Cook for a few minutes, stirring often until the mixture reaches a simmer. Mash up the beans once more, then add the rinsed and drained beans.
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Stir to combine. Simmer for a few minutes, then reduce the heat to a bare minimum while finishing the remaining ingredients. Cover the pot, and stir it every few minutes so the beans don’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
Crema:
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Combine the yogurt, lime juice, and salt in a small bowl. Stir to combine. If desired, add hot sauce, to taste. Set aside.
Tortilla and Cabbage:
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Warm the tortillas in a large skillet over medium heat in batches, flipping to warm each side. Alternatively, warm them directly over a low flame on a gas range.
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Stack the warmed tortillas on a plate and cover with a tea towel to keep warm.
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Soften the cabbage just a bit by sprinkling it with a couple of dashes of salt. Then use hands to massage it by scrunching up handfuls of cabbage until it is slightly wilted and fragrant.
To Assemble:
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Spread a layer of beans down the center of each tortilla, followed by a small handful of cabbage, a generous drizzle of sauce, and sprinkles of cheese and cilantro and/or green onion.
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Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 397.75kcal
- Fat: 6.48g
- Saturated Fat: 1.86g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.78g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.23g
- Carbohydrates: 66.16g
- Fiber: 15.46g
- Sugar: 2.95g
- Protein: 21.41g
- Cholesterol: 6.00mg
- Sodium: 279.76mg
- Calcium: 187.68mg
- Potassium: 1379.05mg
- Iron: 4.89mg
- Vitamin A: 22.01µg
- Vitamin C: 11.44mg
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