[legion]

It started with a cast-iron frying pan...a cast-iron frying pan on the range from hell...set on "high".

I poured in a whole Bud Light and a quarter cup of olive oil. When the beer had reduced to about a quarter of its original volume, I added the vegetables: a quarter of a diced onion, some diced green onion, and a single diced jalepeno pepper (more on this later).

When the vegetables began to saute after most of the beer evaporated, I added the pork--a whole pound of pork tenderloin that had been cubed and marinated in Lowry's Carribean Jerk marinade the night before--and stirred it all together.

I let the jerk sauce bubble and spatter for about five minutes, then I reduced the heat to medium. I added a whole drained can of black beans and mixed it all together. In another five minutes, it was ready to serve.

I toasted four sliced of bread and made two sloppy, heaping jerk pork sandwiches.

That must have been some insanely strong jalepeno. I've never eaten anything so spicey. Not only was my mouth burning and I was sweating profusely, but I realized that my nostrils and sinuses were burning from exhaling through my nose after taking a bite. I finished two sandwiches. (My wife took one bite of hers and declared it too spicey to eat.)

I'm not looking forward to the jerk's exit. I'm afraid that if I s*** myself, my leg will go numb.