Beans are the center of the Cuban plate, and on most weeknights they come out of a can. El Ebro and Kirby both make the Cuban-style black beans that need nothing but white rice. El Ebro runs the potajes too: fabada with white beans, caldo gallego, garbanzos, small red beans with bacon and sausage, tamal en cazuela with pork.
A 15 oz can serves two. Kirby's family size runs 1 lb 13 oz.
Dry beans are here for cooks who start the night before, next to Goya black bean soup and the color that gets Cuban red beans the right shade.
