Romano Beans With Smoked Meat

 

 

Ingredients:

 

300-450g dried romano beans

3-4 smoked bones with meat on them

1cooking onion

4-7 garlic cloves, depending on their size

few whole black peppercorns

salt

1tsp red pepper powder

 

Cut onion into slices and put together with rinsed smoked bones in a big pot. Add enough water to cover all ingredients and some more. Put on the stove and turn heat up. Add peppercorns. Cover and start cooking.

 

 

Now rinse romano beans and put them in the smaller pot. Cover with water and cook until it starts boiling. Wait few seconds, then rinse it in a colander, return to pot, cover with new water and repeat the process. Repeat one more time. This process is needed to get gases out of beans. If you want to avoid this part, be sure to soak the beans night before and rinse them before cooking. I always forget to do that, that's why a cook them this way. Once, beans are ready for cooking, add them to the pot with onion and smoked meat.

 

 

Add minced garlic. Today I had big garlic cloves so I used only 4. If they are on the small side use about 7. Don't worry, you will not see it or taste it later.

 

 

Cover the pot and simmer until it's almost cooked. Add salt and red pepper powder and continue cooking until beans are soft.

 

 

Serve with crusty bread and roasted pepper salad.