Patty's Mom's Black Bean Soup

SUBMITTED BY: Beverly

"This is a simple recipe, yet it is the best black bean soup I've tried. I have been lucky to get home smoked ham, and used the bone from it. I've also made it with smoked ham hocks I've gotten from the butcher. Of course the home smoked ham makes the soup superlative, the butcher bone made it wonderful. Either way, I think you'll enjoy it. It can be made spicy if that's the way you prefer it. It can also be topped with sour cream."

PREP TIME	30 Min
COOK TIME	3 Hrs 20 Min
READY IN	11 Hrs 50 Min

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Original recipe yield: 4 - 6 servings

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INGREDIENTS

2 cups dry black beans
8 cups water
1 tablespoon margarine
3 stalks celery, chopped
3 onions, chopped
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 smoked ham bone (with some meat on it)
2/3 cup dry sherry

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DIRECTIONS

Soak the beans overnight in a pan of water.
Drain off the soaking water. Simmer beans in 8 cups of water until soft.
While the beans are cooking, saute the chopped onion and celery in margarine until golden. Add the vegetables to the soup pot along with bay leaves, parsley, salt, pepper, and ham bone. Cook over medium heat for 3 hours, adding water if needed.
After the beans are cooked and soft, remove the ham. Set aside. Cool soup, and puree in batches. Return the soup to the pot, and add dry sherry.
Cut the meat off the bone, and add the meat to the soup. Cook over low heat until warmed through, and adjust seasonings.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2006 by CURTISLEE

This is a very good soup. Yes, it takes a long time. Why do beans take SO long to get done? Man. But the combination of flavors is excellent. I have always enjoyed sherry as a finisher in soups and I wasn't disappointed this time around. The only thing keeping this recipe from a five-star rating is the investment of time it takes to prepare ... soaking the beans overnight, waiting for the beans to soften, etc. Other than that, it's a great recipe. Do note, I had to at least double the amount of salt. And don't forget to remove the bay leaves before you blend the mixture.

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Reviewed on Apr. 4, 2008 by FLOWERBUFF

I first made Patty's BB soup about a year ago, but didn't think to post a review. However, I was preparing to e-mail this recipe to my daughter and was shocked to see it only had 2 reviews! This soup was so much yummier than other Black Bean soups I tried out. First of all, to those that feel it takes to long for the bean prepartion.....really, one can skip the overnight soak. That mostly helps as far as keeping you quite so "windy" after eating. The sherry is a most! Do not skip it or any other sherry you may have on hand. I slow cook mine for the better part of a day because we like our soup rather thick. Oh, and one more thing! I once tried dipping this soup over rice, ala`Red Beans & Rice. Yeah! Majorially yummy! A side of corn bread muffins and it's all about heaven. Thanks Patty's Mom!

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Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2004 by Diane LaLonde

I made this with a ham hock and pretty much as written. Unfortunately, I just realized right now that I forgot the sherry! I pureed about half of the beans, trying to thicken the soup without losing all the texture. It was good, but I don't know if I'll try it again. Needed more flavor, but I don't know how much I lost by forgetting the sherry...

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 5

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 343

Total Fat: 3.4g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 487mg
Total Carbs: 60.1g
Dietary Fiber: 13.4g
Protein: 17.8g

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