Brazilian Black Bean Stew
Ingredients
- 2 pounds dried black beans
- 1/2 pound beef jerky (optional)
- 1/2 pound salt pork
- 1/2 pound link sausage
- 1 lg pork ribs (fresh or cured)
- 1 lg clove garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp. onion
- 1 bay leaf (optional)
- 1 1/2 tbsp. olive oil
Instructions
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 (Brazilians think this tempers some of the richness of the stew) and ground manioc flour which has been heated with butter.
