Frijoles Negros para Gorditas (Black Beans for Gorditas)
Vegetables / Summer / Diana Kennedy / Serves: 3

225 gm black beans
1/4 medium white onion, roughly chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled
hot water
salt to taste
8 avocado leaves, toasted until crisp

Notes

Freeze and leftovers.

Source

Diana Kennedy
My Mexico
p.295

Pick through the beans to remove anything that shouldn't be there.
Rinse, drain, and put into a pot, add the onion, garlic, and hot water to come several inches above the surface of the beans, and bring to a simmer.
Continue simmering until the beans are tender but not soft (not al dente either).
Add salt and cook for 5 more minutes.
Drain and use the broth for a vegetable soup.

Crumble the leaves, removing the tough stems, into an electric coffee grinder and blend to a powder.

Put the drained beans into a food processor and blend to a textured paste, adding the avocado powder.
The paste should be quite dry.