Red Beans With Tomato Sauce
["1 lb. dried red beans", "bacon, cooked hard", "2 qt. water", "1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce", "1 small onion, chopped", "2 red pepper pods", "1 clove garlic, chopped", "1 bay leaf", "several cumin seeds", "salt and pepper to taste"]
["Soak beans 2 or 3 hours; drain.", "Chop cooked bacon finely. Place in large saucepan with water; cover.", "Boil 10 minutes.", "Then add beans, tomato sauce, onion, pepper pods, garlic, bay leaf, cumin seeds, salt and pepper.", "Cover and let simmer 3 hours or until beans are tender.", "Stir often.", "Add more water or tomato sauce as needed.", "Remove bay leaf before serving.", "Makes 4 to 6 servings."]
["red beans", "bacon", "water", "tomato sauce", "onion", "red pepper", "clove garlic", "bay leaf", "cumin seeds", "salt"]