Recipe(tried): Cuban Black Bean Soup

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP (FRUGAL)

I have cooked this up lots of times as it is just a good mainstay to help stretch a budget.

1 gallon water
1 1/2 cups dry black beans
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 pinch oregano
2 yellow onions, chopped
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
Chopped fresh parsley
Chopped celery

Soak the beans in 2 quarts of water overnight, then drain.

Add the fresh water to the beans in a large pot. Simmer for 5 hours.

Add the remaining ingredients. Simmer for another 2 hours. Watch that you don't burn this great soup.

Makes 10 servings
Adapted from Jeff Smith, "The Frugal Gourmet"