Black Beans; Southwestern

Ingredients

some garlic
10 ml vegetable oil
1 onion
1 green pepper
1 tomato
260 gr black beans
700 ml water
1 bay leaf
1 gr pepper
5 ml vinegar
1 orange unpeeled
2 celery stalks

Instructions

1. Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a large pot.

2. Saute onion, garlic, green pepper, and tomato until soft.

3. Add beans, stock, bay leaf, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat.

4. Simmer for 2 minutes and remove from stove.

5. Let sit, covered, for 1 hour.

6. Add vinegar, orange halves, and celery and cook 2 to 3 more hours until beans are tender.

7. Remove orange and bay leaf.

8. To thicken bean mixture, remove about half cup, mash, and return to pot.

serving �/4 cup nutritional info: 241 cal; 9g pro, 10g fat, 29g carb exchanges: 2 bread, -20ºC at