Black Bean Sauce For Ravioli

Let your imagination fly with this savory sauce! It’s great not just with ravioli but also as a topping for baked potatoes, a filler for soft tacos, and more. It freezes well too.

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Main Dish, Sauce, Vegetarian

Cuisine: American, Italian, Vegetarian

Yield: cups

Materials

2 cups dry black beans
8 cups vegetable stock (low-sodium)
1 onion chopped
1 red bell pepper chopped
1 green bell pepper chopped
2 leeks white only chopped
1/2 cup ketchup (unsweetened)
2 tablespoons garlic chopped
1 teaspoon soy sauce, low sodium
2 teaspoon tofu parmesan
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon coriander
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Instructions

Soak the beans in water for 8 hours or overnight, placing the pan in the refrigerator so that the beans will not ferment. Before cooking the beans, drain the soaking liquid and rinse the beans with clean water.
Put the beans on the stovetop in a large pot, such as a Dutch oven. Add the vegetable stock, onion, bell peppers, and leeks.
Bring the beans and veggies to a boil and then reduce to a simmer, partially covering the pot. If any foam develops, you can skim it off during the simmering process. Black beans generally take about 1½ to 2 hours to become very soft.
When very soft, puree.
Add remaining ingredients, stir, and serve.