Moros y cristianos

Moros y cristianos

Pre-cook black beans un rato...

• 3/4 - 1 kilo black beans
• water
• cumin
• bay leaves
• epazote (cooking beans with cumin, bay leaves and epazote helps reduce flatulence-causing agents in beans)
  

Saute 10 minutes:

• 1-2 green peppers
• 1-2 medium onions

Add and saute 5 more minutes:

• 2-3 tomates (optional)
• 3 cloves garlic (unless your a garlicphile like me, then just use as much as your heart desires)
  

In a pot put sauteed mixture, pre-cooked beans,

• 1 lb ham hocks (optional)
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• tomate sauce
• 1 T vinager
• boullion cube
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 t chili powder
  
• more water, if necessary
  

Cook until beans are soft. Bon apetit. ;)

Foods I would like to learn how to make

• whole/multigrain bread, English muffins, crackers, cookies- kind of like energy bars
• a really tasty garlic sauce, to make my own version of eggs benedict
• gnocchi
• healthy but tasty pizza