Mom's Delicious Black Bean Soup |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 180 Minutes |
Ready In: 210 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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She ALWAYS comes up with the best recipes! Ingredients:
1 lb black beans |
1 ham bone or 1 beef bones or 1 chicken carcass |
1 large onion |
2 cloves |
2 carrots |
1 bay leaf |
8 -10 celery leaves |
1 tablespoon cornstarch |
salt & pepper, to taste |
2 -3 tablespoons butter |
Directions:
1. Discard imperfect beans or stones.
2. Rinse & soak overnight.
3. Drain & place in large soup kettle with bone or carcass & 5 q. water.
4. Add the onion stuck with cloves and carrots.
5. Add the bay leaf, & celery leaves tied in a little bouquet.
6. Cover & simmer for 3-4 hours.
7. Remove the bones, onion, & bouquet with slotted spoon.
8. Spin beans, liquid, & carrots in blender.
9. Add cornstarch to soup in blender.
10. Reheat stirring frequently.
11. Taste for seasoning.
12. Serve in bowls with pat of butter, slice of lemon & sprinkling of parsley.
13. (Soaking overnight not included in times to make ).
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