The ingredients are pretty simple:
- 1/2 Yellow onion
- Green onion
- Garlic
- 2 cans Black Beans
- About 1/2 large Knorr chicken broth cube
- European style sliced bacon
Mise en Place
Dice the yellow onion. Cut the white end of green onion in 1/2 inch long pieces. Cut the green stems of the green onion into small round pieces for a garnish.
If you have time to roast the garlic, that will be best. Otherwise, diced garlic is ok. Worst case, dried garlic powder. Just a little.
Drain the beans and rinse.
The type of bacon is important, most of the flavor comes from the bacon. European style smoked bacon is about the best - it looks like thick slices of ham. It is already cooked, it just needs to be sliced into small squares or rectangles.
Procedure
Sweat the onions and garlic, add the bacon and cook a few minutes. Add the beans and cook to mix flavors.
Boil 1 cup water, dissolve the 1/2 Knorr cube, and pour this on the beans. Simmer about 20 minutes to mix the flavors and thicken slightly.
Done! Serve with Farofa
