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Ingredients
- 12 ounces black beans uncooked
- 2 each bay leaves
- 1/2 medium onions chopped
- 1/2 medium green bell peppers chopped
- 3 each garlic cloves finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons sugar
Method
- Soak beans in a large soup pot, with enough water to cover the beans, for at least six to eight hours.
- Add two bay leaves and a few drops of olive oil to the water.
- Cook the beans over high heat for 90 minutes, checking frequently to see that there is enough water in the pot.
- The water should always cover the beans.
- Once the beans are tender, prepare a sofrito by combining the onion, green pepper, garlic, oregano, ground pepper and olive oil in a small frying pan.
- Cook over medium-high heat for six to eight minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the sofrito to the black beans, reducing the heat on the beans to low.
- Mix the sofrito well with the beans, pressing some of the beans with a slotted spoon so that the flavors will soak in.
- Add the salt and sugar to the beans and simmer for half an hour.
- Remove bay leaves and serve.
