Black Bean Soup
(from home4edu’s recipe box)
Excellent!
Source: Nick Sundberg
Prep time: 60 minutes
Cook time: 240 minutes
Serves 10 people
Categories: Soup
Ingredients
- 1 # black beans, soaked overnight or do one hour soak, directions on pkg.
- 8 oz ham hock or jowl bacon or smoked turkey leg
- 3 T Cumin, ground
- 2 - 3 qts water
- 2 C chicken broth
- 1 1/2 - 2 T minced Garlic
- 1 med onion, diced
- Dashes of Hot Sauce
- Sour Cream
- Cooked rice
Directions
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Drain the beans.
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Add all the ingredients except the sour cream and rice) to a large soup pot (or large slow cooker if starting early in the day).
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Slowly bring to a boil, skimming any “foam” that rises to the surface.
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Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours or until the beans are soft.
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Remove the hock or jowl and allow to cool.
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Carefully cut off the meat and return it to the soup.
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To serve: place a heaping T of cooked rice in the bottom of the soup bowl. Ladle in soup. Garnish with sour cream.