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Frijoles Negros Cuban Style Black Beans

A staple common to cuban cooking is cooking black beans. Although they may seem common. They can be used in a variety of different dishes. They are served with white rice and as a topping,if you like,chopped onions, chopped parsley, drizzle of olive oil & a touch of vinegar. They are really wonderful!one can also add cooked chopped bacon as well.!

Steps

Place black beans and water in large stock pot with a med size grn pepper & med size onion cut in half.
Cover & boil 2 minutes.
Turn off heat & let stand covered 1 hour.
And then remove onion & grn pepper from water.
Remove the lid & add the rest of the ingredients , except vinegar , salt & pepper.
There should be enough water to just cover the beans , so if needed add a bit of water or chicken stock.
Cover & simmer until the beans are tender about 2 hours.
Add vinegar , salt & pepper.
Simmer long enough to warm the vinegar.
Serve with white rice , picadillo & fried plantains.

Ingredients

dried black beans, water, garlic cloves, onion, green pepper, paprika, ground cumin, bay leaves, oregano, chicken stock, chili powder, vinegar, salt & pepper