Spanish Black Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 16 oz. package dried black beans
1 small green pepper, seeded and whole
1 medium onion whole
1/4 cup olive oil
1 ham hock or 6 strips of bacon
2 bay leaves
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp minced garlic (in oil)
1/2 tsp black pepper
6 cups water

Preparation

Sort and wash beans.
Cover with water in Dutch oven and bring to a boil.
Cook 5-10 minutes.
Drain and discard broth. Add green pepper, onion, olive oil, ham hock, bay leaves salt, chili powder, garlic, pepper and water.
Bring to boil and simmer 1-2 hours.
Remove onion, green pepper and meat from ham hock. Make a puree in food processor. (Discard bone, fat, and bay leaf.) Add puree back to pot of beans and continue cooking very low. Simmer until tender.
Serve over rice in a bowl topped with chopped green onion.