Caraotas negras (black beans)

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
cup Black beans; picked over
5 cups Cold water
2 tablespoons Lard or butter
2 Garlic cloves; minced
3 Fresh epazote sprigs
Salt; to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste

Directions

Soak black beans in enough cold water to cover by 3 inches overnight.

Drain.

Combine beans, water, lard, garlic and epazote in heavy large Dutch oven over high heat. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until beans are very tender and creamy, about 2 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Recipe Source: TOO HOT TAMALES with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken >From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # TH-1E10 broadcast 01-29-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site - Formatted for MasterCook by MR MAD, aka Joe Comiskey - jpmd44a@...

02-04-1997

Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Mar 16, 1998

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