Black Beans

So it's raining which means it's time to cook long slow hot foods.

1 1/2 c dry black beans
1 onion chopped
3-4 cloves garlic
1 jalepano pepper
3/4 cup ham chopped, or 3 slices bacon

Cover the beans with cold water and bring to a boil with 1 tsp salt. Turn the heat off when the water boils and let the beans sit for 1 hour - or as long as it takes to deal with the other ingredients.

Chop the remainder of the ingrediants and saute with a generous coating of vegtable oil.

Drain and rinse the beans, and put the beans and the sauted veggies in the crockpot. Bring 4 cups water to a boil and pour over the beans and veggies in the crockpot. Leave the crockpot on high for 4-5 hours until beans are soft.