Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 pounds black beans, soaked overnight
  • 1 1/2 pound Spanish onions, whole
  • 3/4 pound green peppers, whole
  • 8 ounce garlic
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1/4 cup dry oregano
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 4 quarts water
  • 2 cups olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf

Method

  • Pre-heat oven to 350.
  • Place the olive oil and garlic in a shallow baking dish and bake until light brown.
  • With the skin on, sprinkle the Spanish onions and green peppers with extra virgin olive oil.
  • Place the vegetables on a baking sheet and bake at 350 until the peppers are charred and the onions are cooked (translucent).
  • After soaking the beans overnight, drain, and place the beans, water, vinegar, bay leaf and salt in a large pot.
  • Bring to a boil and then turn down to simmer.
  • Remove the skin from the onions and deseed the peppers.
  • Combine the peppers, garlic and onion.
  • Puree with some of the liquid from the beans until smooth.
  • Add the puree to the pot of beans along with the cumin and dry oregano and cook until the beans are tender.