Recipe - Black Bean Soup Spanish Style

1 cup Black Beans
4 cup Water
4 Bay Leaves
One fourth teaspoon Celery Seed
One half cup Chopped Celery
1 cup Chopped Onion
1 Clove Garlic, Minced
One fourth teaspoon Dry Mustard
1 teaspoon Chili Powder
4 dr Tabasco Sauce
1 Hard Boiled Egg, Sliced
One half cup Sour Cream
Salt And Pepper To Taste

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 One half through a
blender or rub through a seive. Repeat. Heat. Adjust seasoning if
necessary. Serve hot with 2 T sour cream and egg slices.

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