Home Canned Cuban Black Beans
- 2 lbs dried black beans
- 2 cups onions, chopped
- 1 cup bell pepper, chopped
- 6 teaspoons garlic, chopped
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 lb salt pork
- Sort dry beans.
- Soak overnight in water.
- Drain beans, add new water covering by 2", and bring to a boil. When boiling begins, remove from heat and set aside.
- Saute onion, pepper,and garlic in olive oil until onion is glassy.
- Add remaining spices, salt and vinegar to the saute pot.
- Sterilize 8 pint Mason Jars.
- Add 1/4 cup of saute mixture to each jar.
- Chop Salt pork into small pieces, and divide into eight "piles".
- Put one "pile" of salt pork into each jar.
- Add 1 slightly heaping cup of black beans to each jar. This should leave about 1 1/2" headspace in jar. Do not overfill with beans. They expand a lot during processing. Overfilling will cause jars to leak in canner.
- Top off each jar with bean juice, leaving 3/4" headspace.
- Put of lids and process 1 hour 5 minutes at 10 psi.
- After processing, remove from heat and allow canner to return to ambient pressure of its own accord.
- Remove and cool jars.
- Needs to age a month or so to blend flavors. When serving, it is normal to add a bit of water, since water boils out during processing. Serve ladled over rice and add a dollop of sour cream.
black beans, onions, bell pepper, garlic, salt, ground cumin, oregano, cider vinegar, salt pork
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/home-canned-cuban-black-beans-389027 (may not work)