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Black Beans with a Puerto Rican Twist

Ingredients

2 cups dried black beans	1 tbsp. chopped onion
8 cups water	1 tbsp. sweet Puerto Rican peppers
½ lb. cooking ham*	¼ tsp. chopped garlic
¼ tsp. salt	2 tbsp. chopped cilantro
1 bay leaf	1 tbsp. corn oil
¼ tsp. oregano	White rice, cooked

Instructions

Wash beans and soak overnight.
Discard water and place beans in large pot.
Add fresh water and cook on low for 1 hour.
Cut ham into small cubes and sauté for 5 minutes.
Add remainder of ingredients (excluding the beans and rice) and sauté for 3 minutes. Add all ingredients in step four into beans that have cooked for 1 hour. Cook for an additional 30 minutes.
Serve with white rice.

Yield: 8 servings. Serving size: ¾ cup. 235 calories, 17.7 g protein, 5 g fat, 30.2 g carbohydrate, 16.8 mg cholesterol.

NOTE: This dish has lots of iron and fiber.

*Use low fat ham, or rinse the ham.