Puerto Rican Rice and Beans
| Yield: | 4 Servings |
| Categories: | Vegetables |
| 4 | c | Water |
| 8 | oz | Smoked ham hock |
| 1 | c | Dried pinto beans |
| 1 | c | Uncooked long grain white rice |
| 1 | ts | Olive oil with a dash of sesame oil |
| 1/2 | Onion; peeled and diced | |
| 2 | Cloves garlic; peeled, smashed and chopped | |
| 1 | lg | Red bell pepper; cored, seeded and diced |
| 2 | Jalapeno peppers; seeded and diced | |
| 1 | tb | Fresh chopped oregano |
| 1 | cn | (15-oz) peeled Plum tomatoes; drained and juice reserved |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground peppercorns |
| 3 | tb | Fresh chopped cilantro |
| 2 | tb | Capers |
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