super easy korean style black beans

Name: Super Easy Korean Style Black Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 9 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) dried black beans; 6 cup(s) water; 1/2 cup(s) soy sauce; 1 tablespoon(s) sugar or honey; 1-2 clove(s) garlic cloves, peeled and minced; 1/2 -2 tablespoon(s) toasted sesame oil (make sure it is toasted sesame oil!); ## GARNISHES:; - toasted sesame oil; - green onions; - fresh cilantro; - white sesame seeds; - gochujang fermented chili paste

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C G

Vallèe du Willamette, OR

Updated on Feb 4, 2015

Adapted from the cookbook 'The Gourmet Vegetarian Slow Cooker". I don't know if cilantro is eaten in Korea but it tasted really good with the beans! We made simple veggie bowls: first some baby spinach, second a scoop of short grain brown rice then a ladle of the beans and finally the toppings.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 9 Hr

method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups dried black beans
6 cups water
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar or honey
1-2 clove garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1/2 -2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil (make sure it is toasted sesame oil!)
GARNISHES:
- toasted sesame oil
- green onions
- fresh cilantro
- white sesame seeds
- gochujang fermented chili paste

How To Make super easy korean style black beans

Step 1

Soak the black beans in water overnight or use the quick soak method. Drain the beans.

Step 2

Place the drained beans in a crock pot and then fill the crock pot with water until 2/3 full.
Step 3

Stir in most of the soy sauce (reserving approximately 2 tablespoons for garnish), sugar or honey, garlic clove(s) and 1/2 tablespoon of toasted sesame oil.
Step 4

Cover and cook on LOW for 6-10 hours and cook beans until tender. Usually what I do is start the crock pot on HIGH for about 3 hours then reduce to LOW for another 5-6 hours.
Step 5

Transfer the cooked beans to a serving bowl. Pour some of the cooking liquid into the beans (about 1/4 cup or so.)
Step 6

To serve: Taste and add a little more toasted sesame oil-up to 2 tablespoons (but be careful because toasted sesame oil has a very pronounced flavor and its flavor can quickly overpower!) Garnish with the green onions, fresh cilantro, sesame seeds and gochujang sauce.
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