Simplest Slow Cooker Black Beans

• 份量: 6 servings
• 准备时间: 5 minutes
• 总时间: 8 hours 5 minutes

配料

1 lb. dried black beans, no need to soak

1 half of a small onion, halved through the core to keep it intact

1 bay leaf

1 garlic clove, smashed and halved

2 to 4 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste, see notes above

1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional

1/4 cup olive oil

步骤

Place the beans, onion half, bay leaf, garlic, 2 to 3 teaspoons kosher salt (I always use 3), pepper flakes (start with 1/2 teaspoon if you are sensitive to heat), and olive oil (if using) into a slow cooker. Cover with 8 cups of water. Cover pot. Cook on high heat for 6 to 8 hours or until the beans are done, but start checking at the 4-hour mark — all slow cookers are different and times might vary, too, depending on the age of your beans.

Taste. Add more salt to taste 1/2 teaspoon at a time. Note: The beans develop more flavor as they cool in their cooking liquid, which will continue to season them.

Store the beans in their cooking liquid. I love these deli quart containers for this purpose. I freeze the beans in their cooking liquid in these quart containers as well.