RICE AND BEANS (PUERTO RICO) 
Cook 1 pound red or brown beans. Set aside.

Chop 1/4 pound hamburger, 1/4 pound bacon fine and saute them. Add 1 or 2 large onions, chopped, 5 or 6 cloves of garlic, crushed. Add to beans a few leaves of cilantro and 2 or 3 small sweet yellow peppers. Add pinch of oregano. Add 2 small cans tomato sauce. Add 2 1/2 pounds rice. Simmer until rice cooks. Serve with salsa, if desired.

 

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