Cuban Black Beans

==Info==
Cook Time: 3 hours 
Serves: 4 pers
== Ingredients ==
* 1 lb. black beans
* · 10 cups water
* · 1 green pepper
* · 2/3 cups olive oil
* · 1 large onion
* · 4 cloves garlic
* · 1 green pepper
* # 1/2 tsp. pepper
* # 1/4 tsp. oregano
* # 1 bay leaf
* # 2 tbs. sugar
* # 2 tbs. vinegar
* # 2 tbs. dry cooking wine
* 4 tsp. Salt
== Directions ==
1.Wash the beans and soak in water with the green pepper. When the beans swell, cook in the same water until soft. (45 minutes. approximately). Heat the oil in a frying pan and add onion, garlic, followed by ground green pepper. Add 1 cup of the beans to the pan and mash. Add this to the remaining beans together with the salt, pepper, bay leaf and sugar. Allow to boil for a further hour and add the vinegar and wine cooking slowly for another hour. If there is still too much liquid, cook uncovered for a while. Add 2 tbs. of oil just before serving.
2.To shorten cookingtime you can cook the beans in a pressure-cooker
3.Serve with rice.
Category:Bean Recipes