Texas caviar
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients:
- 2 c Dried black beans
- 1 Ham hock Salt and pepper; to taste
- 1 tb Oil
- 1 Onion
- 2 Green peppers
- 3 Tomatoes
Instructions:
- peeled seeded and chopped PLACE THE BEANS in a pot and fill it with water 4 inches above the beans. Add the ham hock cover and place over high heat. Bring to a boil reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 hours. Add water as necessary during the cooking so that the beans are always barely covered. Remove cover during the last hour and let the liquid thicken a bit. Add salt and pepper at the end. Meanwhile heat the oil in a skillet add the onion and peppers and cook until soft about 7 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook another minute. When it's time to serve the beans mix the onion pepper and tomatoes to the beans.



