Red Beans With Tomato Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried red beans
bacon, cooked hard
2 qt. water
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 small onion, chopped
2 red pepper pods
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 bay leaf
several cumin seeds
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Soak beans 2 or 3 hours; drain.
Chop cooked bacon finely. Place in large saucepan with water; cover.
Boil 10 minutes.
Then add beans, tomato sauce, onion, pepper pods, garlic, bay leaf, cumin seeds, salt and pepper.
Cover and let simmer 3 hours or until beans are tender.
Stir often.
Add more water or tomato sauce as needed.
Remove bay leaf before serving.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.