Silver Palate Black Bean Soup


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 15
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 279.7
  • Total Fat: 17.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 12.5 mg
  • Sodium: 496.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.5 g
  • Protein: 9.9 g

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Introduction

From the Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins with Michael McLaughlin. Workman pub, New York. Each serving is one cup. From the Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins with Michael McLaughlin. Workman pub, New York. Each serving is one cup.
Number of Servings: 15

Ingredients

    1 cup Olive Oil
    3 cups chopped onion
    8 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
    2 lbs (900g) Black Beans, soaked in water overnight
    1 meaty ham bone
    4 quarts of water
    2 tbsp + 1 tsp cuminseed
    1 tbsp dried oregano
    3 Bay Leaves
    1 tbsp salt
    2 tsp pepper
    pinch of cayenne (I like scotch bonnet hot sauce too)
    6 tbsp parsley, chopped
    1 red pepper, chopped
    1/4 cup sherry (or rum)
    1 tbsp Brown Sugar
    1 tbsp Lemon Juice
    2 cups plain yogurt

Directions

Heat the oil in soup pot, add onions, garlic and saute about 10 min.
Drain the beans and add them, the ham bone, and water to the pot. Stir in all the spices, and half the parsley. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook uncovered until beans are tender and liquid is reduced by 3/4s. (1-1/2 to 2 hours)
Remove the bone, and cut off any meat on it, and put meat back into the pot.
Add the remainig parsley, red pepper, sherry, suger and lemon juice. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Serve hot with dollop of yogurt.

Number of Servings: 15

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ROMANNE.