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Black Bean Dip

Black Bean Dip

This easy and Costa Rican inspired Black Bean Dip is as full of flavor as it is easy to eat. Serve it with tortilla chips, or add it to tacos, nachos, or burritos to take your meal to the next level.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Black Beans 12 hours
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Costa Rican, Mexican, Tex Mex, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings 16 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Lb Dried Black Beans (1 Bag)
  • 1/2 Cup Water from Cooking Black Beans
  • 2 Shallots (Finely Chopped)
  • 4 Garlic Cloves (Finely Chopped)
  • 2 Tsp Kosher Salt
  • 2 Tsp Chipotle Dry Rub https://dinnerslate.com/chipotle-dry-rub/
  • 1/4 Cup Cilantro (Roughly Chopped)
  • 1 Lime (Juiced)
  • 1 Bag Tortilla Chips

Instructions
 

  • Pour the dried Black Beans into a colander. Rinse and remove any debris. Move the beans to a 4 Qt stock pot and cover with 4 inches of water.
  • Place the beans on your stove over medium high heat. Add one Tsp of Kosher Salt and bring to a boil, then lower the temperature and simmer for 20 minutes. Cover, Remove from heat, and let rest for at least 12 hours.
  • After your beans soak, prep your fresh ingredients. Chop the Shallots, Cilantro, Garlic. Half your lime, and construct your dry rub spice mixture.
  • Put your beans back on medium high heat and bring to a boil. reduce the heat and simmer for one hour, or until the beans have a soft texture.
  • Strain your beans being sure to retain at least 1 Cup of the liquid you cooked them in. Move your beans back to the stock pot and mash with a potato masher.
  • Slowly, in small increments, add the cooking water back to the beans while mixing. You want to get your beans to the consistency of refried beans, but be careful not to add too much water or your dip will be too runny.
  • Over medium heat, cook the Shallot and Garlic for a minute or two to open up the flavor and soften their texture.
  • Add all the remain ingredients to the stock pot and fold them into your beans. Serve warm with cheese and tortilla chips.

Notes

  1. If you'd like to use canned beans, skip the soaking steps and reduce the amount of water added back in while mashing/mixing. Also reduce the amount of salt used because canned beans have salt in them.
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Keyword Black Beans, Dip