black beans and fried green plantains

2006-03-07 21:24:13
black beans
2 cups dry black beans
4 cups boiling water
2 cups diced tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
2 chili peppers
1 onion

fry the onion and garlic in oil until soft. add all remaining ingredients, bring to a boil. pressure cook for 30 minutes or simmer for 120 minutes, until beans are soft. salt to taste.

fried green plantains
2 plantain bananas
4 cups water
2 tbsp garlic
1 tsp salt

dissolve salt in water, add garlic. slice the bananas into quarter-inch strips, soak in garlic-salt-water for a few minutes. deep fry @300 degrees for 2 minutes. repeat soak-fry one more time.

serve

serve together with sour cream and cilantro.

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