Guatemalan Black Beans (Frijoles Parados) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb black beans, dried
1 -2 garlic clove
1 large onion
1 teaspoon salt (to taste)

Preparation

Soak beans over night or at least 4 hours in a pot.
Drain beans.
Cut the ends off an onion and peel a garlic clove place them in the pot with beans. Add some salt (start with about a tsp then taste once cooked and add more accordingly). Add enough fresh water to cover your beans and most onion.
Bring water to a boil then simmer for about an hour and a half or until beans are tender.