Lars’s Spicy Black Beans

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups (about 1 pound) dried black beans, picked over and rinsed

• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 dashes Lars’s Scorching Hot Sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Procedure:

1. Quick soak the beans: Put beans in a pot and cover with water by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.
2. Remove from heat, cover, and let soak for 1 hour. Drain the beans.
3. In the same pot, heat the olive oil. Add the onion, hot sauce, garlic, and bay leaf and cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
4. Add the beans and cover with water by about 1 inch.
5. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the beans are tender.
6. Remove the bay leaf and discard. Taste the beans and season them with salt and pepper.

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