These are from Straight From the Earth, tucked into a recipe for plantain tacos. They're great in a taco with fried plantains, mango salsa, and guac - but also great in general.

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 small onion
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 large cloves garlic
• 2 tsp cumin
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp salt
• ~3 cups/2 cans black beans
• 3 tbsp tomato paste

1. Dice the onion and sautee in the oil with the bay leaves until soft. Mince the garlic.
2. Add garlic, spices and salt. Cook for a minute or two.
3. Add the beans, tomato paste, and 1/2 cup water. Cook a few minutes, until most of the liquid evaporates.
4. Remove the bay leaves and puree.

originally submitted by jes_p on May 13, 2020