Ingredients
1 pound black beans
1 whole medium onion, diced
1 whole green pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic
2 whole bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon oregano
2 heaping teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons vinegar
1 heap (palmful)salt
Preparation
Rinse & pick over beans. Place them in a large pressure cooker & cover with 5 cups water. Cover & cook on med-high pressure until pressure regulator attains gentle rocking motion. Turn down heat & adjust as needed to keep the regulator steaming gently. Cook 40 minutes.
Core & half green pepper. Dice one half. Blacken the other half. Wrap in paper bag until cool, then peel off & discard the black part. Dice the remaining portion.
Saute onion, green pepper, & pressed garlic in olive oil (make sure the oil covers the bottom of the pot).
When beans are tender, add other ingredients to the pot & simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes.
