Recipe - Black Bean Soup (Mf)

2 tablespoon Olive oil
One half cup Onion and red bell pepper,
finely minced
2 Garlic cloves
1 teaspoon Ground cumin
2 cn (15 ounce) black beans,
rinsed and drained
4 cup Chicken broth
garnish
4 ounce Shredded or minced smoked ham
Sour cream
Pickled jalapeno or nacho
peppers

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Saute One half cup each finely minced onion and red
pepper, cover and cook until tender. Add 2 cloves minced garlic and 1
teaspoon ground cumin and saute a few seconds. Add two (15 ounce) cans
rinsed and drained black beans and 4 cups chicken broth. Bring to a simmer
and cook for 10 minutes to bring flavors together.

If too thick, thin with water, then adjust seasoning. Garnish with 4 ounces
finely shredded or minced smoked ham, sour cream and pickled jalapeno or
nacho peppers, if you wish.

Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved

Busted by Gail Shermeyer 4paws@netrax.net on Jul 12, 97

Recipe by: COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #MF6603 Posted to MCRecipe Digest
V1 #668 by 4paws@netrax.net (ShermeyerGail) on Jul 12, 1997