Cooking dried black beans makes for easy, nourishing, and inexpensive meals. Find out how to make black beans from scratch the easy way – in the slow cooker crock pot!
Drain water and transfer beans to a slow cooker. Cover beans with about 2 inches of water. Stir in onion, garlic, spices, and salt. Add the kombu if using.
Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Different slow cookers will cook the beans at different rates. Check your beans after about 5 hours and then every half hour until they are tender.