Dan'S Black Bean Stew

Ingredients

• 3 slices finely chopped bacon (2 slices if thick cut)
• 1/2 lb ham steak, cubed
• 1/2 lb andouille sausage, chopped roughly the same size as the cubed ham (you can use kielbasa or some other alternative if andouille is too spicy)
• 1 med yellow onion
• 1 1/4 cup chopped tomato
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
• 30 oz. by volume black beans, drained but not rinsed (2 cans, or
• about 1 cup dry and cooked ahead of time)
• 1 cup water