BASIC BLACK BEANS | Trejo's Tacos

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried black beans
• 2 tablespoons pure olive oil
• ½ medium yellow or white onion, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• ½ medium jalapeño, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 dried chile de árbol
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ cinnamon stick, about 1 inch long
• 1 dried bay leaf
• Kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus extra to taste