Munyeta Recipe

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb dried navy beans
• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
• 1/2 cup ham, cubed (can use ham from deli)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 lb thick slab bacon, cubed
• 4 cups water
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1 link chorizo sausage (spanish sausage)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
• fresh parsley leaves, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 soak beans overnight; change water one time, if you choose.
• 2 put beans in water, cook them until soft; drain.
• 3 in a frying pan, saute onion, bacon, garlic, sausage and ham in vegetable oil.
• 4 slowly add cooked beans, mashing them.
• 5 add tomato sauce, salt, pepper and olive oil; fry until crispy.
• 6 garnish with parsley.
• 7 serve hot with hot fluffy rice, ripe plantains and a nice green salad, and of course with cuban bread!