Beans As In Somogy

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb dried navy beans
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 ounces smoked bacon
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 wash beans and soak overnight.
• 2 add bay leaf and 2/3 of the bacon, in one chunk, to the beans. cook together for about 1 1/2 hours, until beans are tender. remove 1/2 cup of cooking liquid and set aside.
• 3 chop the rest of the bacon in little pieces and fry until done. add flour, onion and garlic and cook a few minutes. add the reserved cooking liquid and stir well.
• 4 drain the cooked beans and return them to the pot. add the bacon/onion mixture. cook over very low heat for five minutes. add vinegar, sugar and sour cream. add salt to taste.
• 5 cut the bacon chunk that was cooked with the beans into very small dice. mix into the beans. heat through and serve.