Solar Cooked Pinto Beans

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 smoked pork chops, chopped (fully cooked)
• 5 -6 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 lb presoaked pinto beans
• water, to cover 1/2 inch above bean mixture
• 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano or 1 teaspoon mediterranean dried oregano, to taste