Instructions: Procedure:
Soak the beans in water overnight. Drain. Put in a Large Pot with the Pork Cubes, Onions, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Sausages the Ham Bone and/or Ham Scraps and add water about 3/4 full. (Use a 2 Gallon Pot or at least 1 1/2 gl. to have enough liquid in it). Bring to a boil and once it starts to boil bring down the heat to simmer until the beans are tender.

In a sauce pan, saute the Garlic in Olive Oil. When Garlic is brown add the rest of the Olive Oil and a few halved tomatoes and bring to a slight boil. Add this to your beans and season to taste with Salt, Pepper and a little Vinegar. Continue to let the Beans simmer for a few minutes before serving.

If you cannot get good and juicy tomatoes you may use 1can/450 g. of Tomato Sauce and add this to your sauted Garlic and bring to a boil. You need not add Vinegar since the Tomato sauce normally has vinegar already.

If you are using Tomato Paste you must add a little vinegar.

Serve hot with bread and wine. (This goes perfectly well with Garlic Bread and Red Wine)

This can serve an army. However I prefer to take the left-over where the beans has already soaked the sauce and the flavor of the sausage and the ham. Just keep the leftover in your Frig and re-heat before serving.

You may opt to let the whole dish cool down and store in your refrigerator for a day or two. Reheat it and serve hot.

I have never bothered to look at the calorie count of this dish but I suppose it is very high. But then there is always a price for good food.

Have a happy meal! DDD ED MONTALVAN

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