Recipe - Bladess Black Beans

1 pound Black beans; dried
6 cup Chicken stock
4 tablespoon Oilive oil
1 cup Yellow onion; minced
1 Plum tomatoes; chopped
One half cup Green bell pepper; minced
One fourth cup Cilantro; chopped
1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Sugar
2 teaspoon Soy sauce
1 One half teaspoon Oregano
1/8 teaspoon Lemon pepper seasoning
1 cup Garlic; minced
One fourth pound Ham; in 1/2" pieces
Salt to taste
Sour cream and cilantro
sprigs, for
Garnish

1. Soak the beans overnight in cold water. Drain.

2. Place the beans in a large, heavy pot,cover with water and simmer for
four hours, adding some stock to cover the beans as the liquid is reduced.

3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Saute the
onion until golden, then add the remaining ingredients except the ham, salt
and garnishes. Simmer for three minutes, stirring.

4. Stir the ham and the contents of the skillet into the beans. Simmer,
covered, for two hours, stirring and adding more stock to cover the beans
as necessary.

5. Season with salt and serve with sour cream and sprigs of cilantro.
Recipe By : Rueben Blades recipe/tpogue@idsonline.com

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #236

Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 21:55:18 465800

From: Terry Pogue tpogue@idsonline.com