Easy Brazilian Black Bean Stew

Ingredients

• 2 stripss bacon , diced
• 0.5 cups minced onion
• 0.5 cups minced green bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro , Optional
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 , 15 ounce
• 0.5 cups chicken broth , or more as needed
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 dash hot sauce to taste , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook bacon in a pot over medium heat until almost crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Add onion and green pepper to bacon; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in cilantro, garlic, and bay leaf; cook and stir until flavors combine, 1 to 2 minutes.

2. 2

   Stir beans, chicken broth, vinegar, salt, pepper, and hot sauce into the onion mixture; cover and let simmer until the flavors combine, 10 to 15 minutes. Add more chicken broth if you would like the beans to be more soupy.