Eats' black bean soup

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsBlack beans -- soaked
4quartsWater
3Whole cloves
1Whole onion -- peeled
½poundsLean beef -- diced
¼poundsSalt pork -- prepared
teaspoonCayenne pepper
½cupSherry
Salt and pepper -- to taste

Directions

DIRECTIONS: (prep 10-15 mins; soak 2 hrs; cook 3 hrs): ~Rinse beans and sort. Soak for 2 hours. Drain. -Rinse the salt pork. Cut the rind several times. Rinse some more. -In a large saucepan place the black beans and the water. -Stick the whole cloves into the whole onion and add it to the beans. -Add the diced beef, salt pork, and cayenne pepper. Bring the liquid to a boil. Cover the saucepan, reduce the heat to low, and simmer the ingredients for 3 hours, or until the beans are tender. Skim off any foam that appears. -Add the sherry, salt, and pepper. [mcRecipe 27 Au 96 / patH ] Recipe By : Eats, El Segundo, CA