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BLACK BEAN SOUP
Stacey Winder , The Cypress Times
Published 03/05/2010 - 1:33 p.m. CST
Put all these ingredients in the slow cooker in the morning, and when you come home at night, your dinner’s ready and waiting for you!
Ingredients:
16 oz. dry black beans
2 tbsp. minced garlic
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. cumin
1 tbsp. salt
6 cups chicken stock
Ham bone or salt pork
Directions:
Put all ingredients in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 hours.
Serve with a dollop of sour cream and/or salsa. You can also put some tortilla chips on the bottom of the bowl and top with Monterey Jack cheese or fresh avocado.
I substitute crushed red pepper for the chili powder, and add a healthy portion of olive oil to the mix. I make a large quanitity, many times I leave out the meat. First day, black bean soup and a salad. Next day, I cook some rice and we have black beans over rice, maybe some plantains w/that. Next day, I mix left over rice/with the left over black beans and serve it up on tortillas w/salsa, avocado, cheese and sour cream. Unbelievable how cheap and healthy it is to make a batch of black beans every week or two.