Black bean soup spanish style

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupBlack Beans
4cupsWater
4Bay Leaves
¼teaspoonCelery Seed
½cupChopped Celery
1cupChopped Onion
1Clove Garlic, Minced
¼teaspoonDry Mustard
1teaspoonChili Powder
4dropsTabasco Sauce
1Hard Boiled Egg, Sliced
½cupSour Cream
Salt And Pepper To Taste

Directions

Sort and wash beans. Soak overnight in water. Add bay leaves, celery seed and celery. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. Cook onion and garlic until tender in 1 T salad oil.

Add to beans with remaining ingredients except egg and sour cream.

Simmer for an additional hour or until beans are very tender. Remove bay leaves. Carefully put ½ through a blender or rub through a seive. Repeat. Heat. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve hot with 2 T sour cream and egg slices.