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The Best of Craig Claiborne: More than 1,000 Recipes from His New York Times Food Columns and Four of His Classic Cookbooks

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A Tribute to Craig Claiborne

La Belle Cuisine

1 pound black beans
2 ham hocks (1 1/2 lb.)
8 cups water
Salt to taste
2 cups beef or chicken broth
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups finely chopped bell pepper
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 cup peeled, seeded, diced tomatoes
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons minced cilantro
Dry Sherry to taste

Put beans, ham hocks, water and salt in kettle and bring to boil. Cover
and let simmer between 1 hour 45 minutes and 2 hours 30 minutes, until beans are thoroughly tender. Remove ham hocks and set them aside.
Drain the beans; reserve both the beans and the cooking liquid. There
should be at least 6 cups beans and 4 cups liquid. Add enough broth to
the liquid to make 6 cups. Put beans in container of food processor or
blender and blend as thoroughly as possible. Add a little of the liquid
and continue blending. Combine the puréed beans and remaining liquid
in large bowl. Heat oil in a heavy kettle. Add peppers. onions, garlic and cumin. Cook, stirring, until onions are wilted. Add tomatoes and vinegar.
Let mixture simmer about 15 minutes over low heat. Meanwhile, remove
the meat from the skin and bones of the ham hocks and chop the meat.
There should be about 1 cup. Set the meat aside. Discard the skin and
bones. Add the puréed bean mixture to the cooked tomato mixture. Add
the chopped ham and cilantro. Serve in hot soup bowls with a tablespoon
or so of good dry sherry, if desired, in each serving. Serve with a crusty
loaf of good fresh bread.

 *The latest edition (1990) of Craig Claiborne's renowned
New York Times Cookbook, published by HarperCollins: