Recipes/Americas/Caribbean/Cuba/Frijoles Negros

Black Beans -
Frijoles Negros

Ingredients:

14oz

dried black beans

3

green peppers

1

medium sweet onion

4

garlic cloves, chopped

2

bay leaves

1 tsp

ham-based bouillon

1 oz

white vinegar

1 oz

dry sherry

1 tsp

salt

1/4 tsp

pepper

1 cup

olive oil

Method:

Soak the beans overnight with two green peppers that have been cored and quartered. The water should amply cover the beans.

Chop the onion, green pepper and add to a frying pan along with the olive oil, bay leaves and finely chopped garlic. This is the sofrito. Sauté for about ten minutes over medium heat.

Pour the beans into a large pan and add the sofrito, along with 1 teaspoon ham base bouillon and the vinegar, sherry, salt and pepper. cook gently for two hours.

Finally, put the green peppers in a blender with 1 cup of beans and 1/2 cup of bean sauce. Blend, add this back to the pot, stir and put back on hob on low for 20 minutes.