| 1 | (this is real good and hot, so you may want to tone down hot spices and add them last, to taste, if you can"t tolerate the spicy heat). |
| 2 | Wash beans and then soak for 12 hours. |
| 3 | (i never soak beans and never have any gas unless i eat them with milk). |
| 4 | Drain water. |
| 5 | Fill a large pot with beans; add water to ?inch above beans level. |
| 6 | Add remaining ingredients except rice; cook over low heat 2 to 2 ?hours, covered. |
| 7 | Serve over cooked brown rice. |
| 8 | Nutritional information per serving: 260 calories 5 percent fat (1.3 grams) 77 percent carbohydrate 18 percent protein i got this recipe from the january 94 issue of shape magazine, in an article about the cooper clinic (i believe it"s in texas). |
| 9 | I didn"t want to post without trying first, so last weekend i tried it and it"s wonderful! mingram@madam.west.sun.com |