Recipe - Black Beans; Southwestern

2 teaspoon Vegetable oil
1 lg Onion; chopped
2 cl Garlic; chopped
1 Green pepper; chopped
1 Tomato; chopped
1 cup Dried black beans
3 cup Water or veggie broth
1 Bay leaf
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
1 teaspoon White vinegar
1 Orange; unpeeled and halved
2 Celery stalks; chopped

1. Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a large pot. 2. Saute onion, garlic, green
pepper, and tomato until soft. 3. Add beans, stock, bay leaf, and pepper.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. 4. Simmer for 2 minutes and remove from
stove. 5. Let sit, covered, for 1 hour. 6. Add vinegar, orange halves, and
celery and cook 2 to 3 more hours until beans are tender. 7. Remove orange
and bay leaf. 8. To thicken bean mixture, remove about One half cup, mash, and
return to pot.

serving = Three fourths cup nutritional info: 241 cal; 9g pro, 10g fat, 29g carb
exchanges: 2 bread, 2 fat

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