古巴风格的黑豆

"I would love to have your mom's cooking at my birthday," my partner, Rob, said to me last fall. He always loved certain dishes that she made, especially her beans and rice. My mother had passed away earlier that year, in June. This would be the first time cooking her recipes without her.I grew up in Cuba with my mom's cooking. Later, when we lived in the U.S., we would cook together whenever she visited from Florida. But neither of us wrote anything down. Nevertheless, I took the challenge on.There was a freshness in my mom's cooking. It was homely and not overly fussy. Her black beans are a perfect example. They begin by simply cooking dried black beans with onion, green pepper, and bay leaf in a pressure cooker, which makes quick work of dried beans, infusing them with flavor while turning them very tender and soft. She would then make sofrito: garlic, onions, and green pepper gently cooked for a long time in olive oil. She would add the sofrito to the beans, which enriched the cooking liquid and gave them a mellow flavor that didn't hit you over the head and really went well with everything else she served them with—the烤米饭， 这sweetfried plantains， 这煮沸的尤卡，以及嫩的牛肉Ropa Vieja。她给了一个非常甜蜜的焦糖馅饼for dessert. And for me, all of these things together made the perfect meal.And so I did cook my mother's recipes for 30 people on Rob's birthday. I’ve made a career out of being a professional food photographer, and when I was making her recipes, there was a moment when I thought,让我添加黄色和红辣椒，而不是绿色，以获得颜色。但是你知道吗？那不是我记得的食物。亚搏电竞我开始拥抱棕色和色调以及每个元素的泥土丰富度。我希望豆类像我长大时一样看起来和品尝。因此，他们做到了，这顿饭取得了巨大的成功，并为她致敬。我希望您和我一样喜欢这道菜。压力锅会加快所有速度，但不是必需的。如果您使用普通的重锅，请将豆子浸泡过夜，然后煮至几乎变嫩，然后再加入洋葱和胡椒混合物。