Frijoles Negros Refritos

Method

1. Soak the beans in water and hydrate them in the fridge for about 24 hours.
2. Dice onion and garlic fine and cook them in a bit of olive oil
3. Add spices and toast them in the pan
4. Add beans and enough bean water to cover about 1 cm above the beans. Cook the liquid down over a few hours. You can check the consistency by taking a spoon and cooling it down a bit, the beans will get much thicker when cooled.
5. When the dish has reached a good consistency (think chunky salsa thickness) take it off the heat and add an acid, I recommend apple cider vinegar, to your liking together with salt and pepper.