Black Beans
Serves 8
Ingredients:
10 cups water
1 green pepper
1 large onion
4 cloves garlic
1 green pepper
4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tbs. sugar
- 2 tbs. vinegar
- 2 tbs. dry cooking wine
- 2 tbs. olive oil
Preparation:
Wash the beans and soak in water with the green pepper. When the beans swell, cook in the same water until soft. (45 minutes. approximately). Heat the oil in a frying pan and add onion, garlic, followed by ground green pepper. Add 1 cup of the beans to the pan and mash. Add this to the remaining beans together with the salt, pepper, bay leaf and sugar. Allow to boil for a further hour and add the vinegar and wine cooking slowly for another hour. If there is still too much liquid, cook uncovered for a while. Add 2 tbs. of oil just before serving.
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