Black beans & rice #1 - Astray Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 pounds Dried black beans
• 8 cups Water
• 2 tablespoons Olive oil
• 8 eaches Ozs. slab bacon, rind discarded, cut into 1/4 cubes
• 1 large Onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon Minced garlic
• 1 each Ripe large tomato, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Ground cumin
• pinch Of cayenne pepper
• 2 eaches Bay leaves
• 8 cups Defatted chicken broth
• 4 eaches Ozs. chorizo sausages, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 each Smoked ham hock (about 12 ozs.)
• 1 tablespoon (packed) dark brown sugar
• 2 cups Cooked white rice (about 1/2 c. raw)
• 1 tablespoon Fresh lime juice