# Mexican style beans

## Ingredients

- 2 cups of black
- 8 cups water
- 1 white onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- 3-4 cilantro stems
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- Tall pot
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## Cooking

- Wash beans in water.
- Put beans in pot, add 8 cups of water.
- Put on high heat, cut onion in half, put in.
- Once boiling, low heat to min, put on lid.
- Leave alone for 1 hour, then add salt.
- Cook for another 1.5 hours.
- Beans should be soft.
- Remove onion, you're set.

## Refrying

- Get a large flat pan.
- Add 3 tablespoon of oil, heat on medium.
- Once onions are browned, remove them.
- Add all the beans to new flat pan, don't drain any water.
- High heat, bring to a boil.
- Smash the beans as the water cooks off. Take off heat once its fairly creamy.
- Add toppings