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Black Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb black beans, canned or dry
- 2 smoked pork hocks or 1 small ham hock
- 3 slices bacon or 1/4 lb. salt pork
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 medium onions
- 2 large celery stalks
- 6 - 8 oz tomato paste
- 4 cups chicken broth or stock
- 2 tsp oregano
- Salt and pepper.
Instructions
- Drain canned beans, or rest dry beans in cold water for 6 - 8 hours.
- Dice and saute bacon or salt pork, rendering it entirely over low heat.
- Dice garlic, onions, and celery stalks, and saute in rendered fat until soft.
- Add in tomato paste and stir quickly until heated through and combined with vegetables.
- Add in black beans, chicken stock and 7 cups water.
- Drop in pork or ham hock(s) and oregano.
- Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 2 hours.
- Remove hock(s), recover any meat possible and add into soup, discard bones, etc.
- For traditional soup, serve with diced raw onions, vinegar, and olive oil as garnishes, over white rice. Less traditional, add sour cream, hot sauce, cilantro, or what have you!