Portuguese Beans

This is a five generation picture of Granny Mia, Mom, Me, Ricky, and Drew when he came home from the hospital. 1991

ingredients

2 pounds pinto beans
1/2 cup onions
3 cloves garlic
8 ounce can tomato sauce
1 stick of linguica sliced
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon cinnamon, Optional
salt to taste

directions

Cover beans with water and soak overnight. In the morning, drain and add fresh water to cover beans by two inches and simmer for about 2 hours or until tender adding water when needed. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, combine onions, garlic and linguica. Fry together until onions are translucent. Add to cooked beans. Add tomato sauce and seasonings. Simmer another 2 hours.

Source: Kathleen White