Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Dried black beans picked
-over and rinsed OR
2 16 oz cans drained
-and rinsed.
1/2 Bay leaf
1 Clv. garlic PLUS 1/2 tsp
-minced garlic
2 ts Cumin
1/4 ts Red pepper flakes
Salt
1/3 c Finely diced onion
1 lg Tomato, seeded and diced
1/3 c Finely diced radishes
2 tb Chopped fresh cilantro
1 tb Fresh lime juice
1 ts Minced jalapeno or serrano
-chile

Soak driedbeans in water to comer by 2 inches in large saucepan
overnight. (to quick-soak; combine beans with water to cover by 2
inches in large saucepan and bring to boil; boil 2 minutes. Cover
and let stand 1 hour. Drain; cover with fresh water and bring to
boil. Add bay leaf, 1 clove of garlic, the cumin and pepper flakes.
Reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
Remove from heat and stir in 2 teaspoons of salt. Cool in liquid.
Drain beans, discarding liquid, garlic and bay leaf.

Rinse onion in mesh sieve under cold water; drain and pat dry.
Combine onion, drained cooded or canned beans, 1/2 tsp. minced
garlic, 1/4 tsp. salt, tomato radishes, cilantro, lime juice and
chile. Makes 4 cups.

Source: Ladie's Home Journal 7/93 Shared by: Marie Culver

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