Black eyed bean stew

 Ingredients

• 200g dry black-eyed beans
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 1 large onion chopped
• 2 medium carrots sliced thinly
• 1 can chopped tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 2-3 tbs oregano
• parsley for serving
• salt
• pepper

Method: 

1. Soak the black-eyed beans in water for  30 minutes. Rinse
2. In a pot, heat olive oil and sauté the chopped onion and the carrot until the onion for 5 minutes
3. Add the beans to the pot and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
4. Add the tomato, the bay leaf, oregano and pepper and stir
5. Add hot water until the beans are covered.
6. Simmer for 30-40 minutes checking the water levels. 
7. Serve as is or with a sprinkle of parsley

adapted from: olivetomato.com