Cuban Black Beans

This is a very traditional Cuban black bean recipe. You can remove the ham hock if you want a vegetarian version.

Ingredients

• 1 lb black beans (cleaned)
• 1 pepper (sweet red (you could use green peppers as well))
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 tsp cumin
• salt (to taste)

Instructions

1. Soak beans for 1 hour and cook for 30 minutes in a Pressure Cooker (Optional add ham hock)
2. Saute the onions, peppers, garlic and cumin in oil.
3. When beans are cooked add the mixture to the beans and simmer for 5 minutes.

Serve with steamed rice. Beer Pairing: Black beans are usually served with a main course, but a good German or American lager or pilsner goes well with this hearty stable of Cuban cuisine.