Shannon's Delicious Black Beans

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 italian sausages
• 4 (15 ounce) cans black beans
• 1 -2 tablespoon oregano
• 2 tablespoons cumin
• 1 -2 tablespoon coriander
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut casing off sausage by slicing lengthwise to remove casing.
• 2 heat oil in large pot over medium heat. add onion and garlic. sauté almost until soft, about 2 minutes.
• 3 pull off small pieces off sausage with your fingers and add to pot (no need to slice, raw sausage doesn’t slice too well!). brown sausage, stirring often for a few minutes.
• 4 add beans. stir.
• 5 add in the seasonings, using the seasoning to your liking, except for chicken stock. stir so all seasoning is evenly distributed. add salt and pepper to your liking. do a little taste test. if you like more seasoning, add more. remember, the seasoning will marry in the next few hours, and really taste great! stir in a little chicken stock, then stir. look at the beans, they should not look watery, but like a very thick stew.
• 6 bring to a slight boil, then cover and simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 7 garnish with fresh parsley, chopped onion, chopped green onion.