Nutritive Information
- Calories: 561
- Total fat: 4 g
- Saturated fat: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 193 mg
Ingredients
- 1 lb dry black beans.
- 7c water.
- 1 medium green pepper, coarsely chopped.
- 1-1/2 C chopped onion.
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil.
- 2 bay leaves.
- 1 clove garlic, minced.
- 1/2 tsp salt.
- 1 Tbsp vinegar (or lemon juice).
- 6 C rice, cooked in unsalted water.
- 1 jar (4 oz) sliced pimento, drained.
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges.
Instructions
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Pick through beans to remove bad beans. Soak beans overnight in cold water. Drain and rinse.
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In large soup pot or dutch oven stir together beans, water, green pepper, onion, oil, bay leaves, garlic, and salt. Cover and boil 1 hour.
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Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 3-4 hours or until beans are very tender. Stir occasionally and add water if needed.
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Remove about 1/3 of the beans, mash and return to pot. Stir and heat through.
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Remove bay leaves and stir in vinegar or lemon juice when ready to serve.
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Serve over rice. Garnish with sliced pimento and lemon wedges.
