GarayS Santa Maria Beans

Ingredients

• 2 lb dried Poquito beans Santa Maria small reds
• 1 large clove garlic peeled and minced
• 3 Tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
• 1 or 2 depending on taste canned Chipotle chiles in Adobo sauce
• 1 large ham hock
• 1 medium onion peeled and sliced
• 1 family size Lipton tea bag
• 1 tsp oregano
• salt

Directions

1. Pick over and wash beans draining well
2. Place in 6 to 8-quart kettle
3. Cover with water
4. Bury ham hock in beans
5. Add sliced onion minced garlic cilantro and 2 teaspoons salt
6. Cut top off tea bag and add tea leaves to mixture
7. Add Chipotle chiles one for medium heat and two for hotter
8. Bring beans to a boil
9. Cover and reduce heat
10. Add boiling water as needed to keep beans just slightly covered with water
11. Simmer for at least two hours