Rose's Brazilian Black Beans

1 lb dried black beans, soaked for at least 1/2 hour
1 Tbs olive oil
3 strips of bacon or salted pork, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 large bay leaf
1 medium onion, diced
1/2 package of Kielbasa Sausage, 1/2" slices
water
salt and pepper to taste

TIP: If using a pressure cooker, beans don't have to be soaked for more than 1/2 hour. But if you choose to use some other pot instead of pressure cooker, the beans need to be soaked at least 3 hours, prefferably overnight. Rinse beans prior to soaking. You may use the bean water to cook with if you want your beans really black. If not, just drain the soaked water and add fresh water to the pot when needed.

COOKING METHOD:
In a pressure cooker add the oil and bacon/salted pork, let it render its juices :)
Add sausage cut in 1/2" slices
Add onions and garlic, sautee for 2 to 3 minutes
Add bay leaf and rinsed black beans
Add water to cover beans about TWO fingers above the beans: Be careful not to add too much or too little water. Too much water will give you runny beans and too little may scortch the beans as it is cooking.
Cover the pressure cooker and let it cook for at least 1/2 hour before opening to check doneness.

TIP: the longer the beans are soaked in water the faster the cooking process :)

Add salt and pepper at the end of cooking process. Adding the salt before the beans are cooked may prolong the cooking process because the salt hardens the beans a little.

Serve it with a fresh batch of white brazilian rice(recipe is on the blog as well)

Bom Apetitie!