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Caraotas Negras
Venezuela
The black beans of Venezuela's national dish. Eaten daily. The sweetness distinguishes them from other Latin American black beans.
Venezuelan black beans — slow-cooked black beans seasoned with papelón raw sugar, garlic, onion and cumin. The essential side dish of the pabellón criollo national plate.
Prep
10 mins
Cook
60 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
370 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
400gdried black beans, soaked overnight
1onion, diced
4 clovesgarlic, crushed
1 tspcumin
2 tbsppapelón or dark brown sugar
3 tbspoil
saltto season
Method
1
Simmer beans until very tender, about 45 minutes.
2
Fry onion and garlic in oil. Add cumin. Add to beans.
3
Season with papelón and salt.
4
Simmer 15 more minutes until thick.
Chef's Tip
The papelón sugar is essential — it gives caraotas negras their distinctive sweet-savoury depth.
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