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      Title: Spicy Bean and Salt Beef Stew
 Categories: Caribbean, Beans, Beef, Chilies, Stews
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      4 c  Water
    1/2 c  Dried black or red beans
      1    Scotch bonnet chilies; up to 2
    3/4 lb Salt beef
  1 1/2 c  Tomatoes; chop, seed, peel
    1/2 c  Onion; chopped
      2 cl Garlic; minced
      2 c  Pumpkin; cubed
    1/2 ts Ground cumin
      1 tb Fresh thyme; chopped
 
  Heat water, beans and chilies to boiling in Dutch oven. Boil
  uncovered 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour.
  Remove chilies; reserve. Heat beans to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer
  covered for 1 hour. Seed and chop chilies. Refresh the beef in
  several changes of water. Cut into 1-inch pieces. Stir meat,
  chilies and remaining ingredients except the thyme into the beans.
  Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30 minutes,
  stirring occasionally. Add thyme and simmer about 5 minutes more.
  
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