Blades's Black Beans
1 pound black beans -- dried 6 cups chicken stock 4 tablespoons oilive oil 1 cup yellow onion -- minced 1 plum tomatoes -- chopped 1/2 cup green bell pepper -- minced 1/4 cup cilan...
Ingredients
- 1poundblack beans -- dried
- 6cups chicken stock
- 4tablespoons oilive oil
- 1cupyellow onion -- minced
- 1plum tomatoes -- chopped
- 1/2cupgreen bell pepper -- minced
- 1/4cupcilantro -- chopped
- 1tablespoonbalsamic vinegar
Directions
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1 pound black beans -- dried 6 cups chicken stock 4 tablespoons oilive oil 1 cup yellow onion -- minced 1 plum tomatoes -- chopped 1/2 cup g
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Soak the beans overnight in cold water
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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 redu
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Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat
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Saute the onion until golden, then add the remaining ingredients except the ham, salt and garnishes
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Simmer for three minutes, stirring
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Stir the ham and the contents of the skillet into the beans
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Simmer, covered, for two hours, stirring and adding more stock to cover the beans as necessary