Brazilian Black Bean Stew

Servings :0

Time to prepare :3 hours

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Ingredients

1 1/2 tbsp. olive oil

1 bay leaf (optional)

2 tbsp. onion

1 lg clove garlic, minced

1 lg pork ribs (fresh or cured)

1/2 lb link sausage

1/2 lb salt pork

1/2 lb beef jerky (optional)

2 lb. dried black beans

Recipe

Cook beans in water to cover approximately 1 hour with the salt pork. During the last hour of cooking add the ribs and sausage.

About this time, saut the onion and garlic in the olive oil and add to the beans. Cook until beans and meat are tender and done.

Your should allow about 3 hours from start to finish. Serve with white rice. For a traditional Brazilian meal, serve with kale which has been shredded and sauted in olive oil and browned minced garlic, a hot sauce of your own choosing, sliced oranges and ground manioc flour which has been heated with butter.