Caribbean Pink Beans And Squash - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups dried pink beans
4 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons barley
1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, undrained
1 bay leaf
6 garlic cloves, minced
10 allspice berries, crushed
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 scotch bonnet pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into cubed
1/2 lb spicy sausage, cut into rounds
salt
1 slice bacon, slice
2 green onions, finely chopped

Preparation

In a slow cooker, combine the beans, stock, barley, tomatoes, bay leaf, garlic, allspice, ginger, brown sugar, and chile.
Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.
Add in the squash and sausage; continue cooking for 2 hours, until flavors meld; season to taste with salt.
Cook bacon in frypan over medium-high heat, until crispy; transfer to paper towel-lined plate to drain; then crumble.
Spoon beans into bowls; garnish with bacon and green onions; serve hot.
**Suggested beverage-a good Jamaican beer such as Red Stripe.