Cuban Black Beans Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 pound black beans or turtle beans, soaked overnight
4 stalks celery, chopped
1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped
1 pound ham hocks, cut into 2 inch pieces
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 bay leaves
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
Tabasco to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Drain the water from the beans, and place all the ingredients in a cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid.
Barely cover with fresh water, and simmer for 1 hour, or until tender.
Remember that you should not add salt to this dish until it is ready to serve because the ham hocks add salt to the dish.
Barely cover with fresh water, and simmer for 1 hour, or until tender.
Remember that you should not add salt to this dish until it is ready to serve because the ham hocks add salt to the dish.