Gracia’s Black Beans

Servings: 8
Ingredients:

3 c  Dry black beans
1 ts Crushed garlic
1 ts Salt
Hot red pepper (optional)
Freshly ground black pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
1 lg Yellow onion; minced

Rinse and sort the beans and bring to a boil in a large pot of unsalted
water. Simmer for about an hour, stirring occasionally and adding water
when needed. Cover and soak overnight. The next day, pour off the
soaking water and add enough fresh water to cover the beans. Bring to a
boil again and let simmer (stirring occasionally and adding water if
needed) until tender enough to eat. Strain, saving some of the pepper
and red pepper. In the bottom of a large saucepan, heat enough olive
oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the garlic mixture to the hot
oil and stir once. Add the minced onion and cook until the onion is
slightly transparent. Add the beans and some of the liquid and heat
until hot enough to eat. Serve over rice.

Nutritional Information Per Serving: Protein - 12 grams (24%);
Carbohydrates - 33 (68%); Fat - 2 grams (9%); Calories - 192; Sodium -
535 mg.; Cholesterol - 0 mg. Exchanges: 2 bread, 1 lean meat.

These recipes are from the back of ‘The Whole Story’ a publication of
the Whole Foods Market… (March/April Issue)

Shared by Linda Martin

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