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Black Bean Soup Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Wash the beans & put them in a saucepan along with the water.
Step #2 Cover loosely, & let simmer for 2 1/2 hrs or so, bring to a boil, until beans are quite tender.
Step #3 Meantime, chop the onion & saute in the oil with garlic until soft.
Step #4 Crush the garlic.
Step #5 Chop the celery, including the leaves.
Step #6 Dice potato & carrot or grate on large grater.
Step #7 Add celery, potato, & carrot to onion & heat for several mins, stirring all the while.
Step #8 Add the vegetables to the beans, along with the Spice upings, in the last hr of their cooking.
Step #9 Bring the soup to a boil & lower the heat to simmer until the beans & vegetables are done.
Step #10 Puree half or all the soup if you want a thick, hearty broth.
Step #11 Juice one lemon & slice the other.
Step #12 stir in the juice & add slices just before serving.
Step #13 Makes about 9 c, to serve 6.
Step #14 --.
Enjoy the Black Bean Soup recipe