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From: Larry,.SC
Black Bean Soup
Formatted for MC5: 08-09-1999 by Joe Comiskey
2 onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tb butter
1 lb black beans, soaked overnight, and drained
1 ham bone, cracked
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 bay leaf
1/2 c sherry or dry white wine
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black
pepper, to taste
Saute onions and garlic in butter until transparent. Combine with beans, ham bone, celery, bay leaf, and 2 quarts water in the crock pot. Cook on HIGH, covered for 2 hours, then on LOW for 8 to 10 hours. Remove ham bone and bay leaf. Puree soup and return to pot. Add sherry, salt and pepper and heat through. Serve in soup bowls garnished with chopped hard-boiled eggs, parsley, and lemon slices.
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