Cuban Black Beans

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces bags dried black beans
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimentos (with liquid is okay)
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• lots black pepper
• salt, after beans are tender

Recipe

• 1 soak picked-through beans overnight, or boil for 10 minutes; change water and let sit for another hour to reconstitute.
• 2 drain again.
• 3 in a large saucepan, saute onion, bell pepper and garlic until tender.
• 4 into this, gently stir beans, water, tomato paste, pimentos, vinegar, sugar and pepper.
• 5 bring to a boil and reduce heat.
• 6 cover and simmer about 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
• 7 after beans are tender, season to taste with salt.