Recipe - Frijole Soup

2 qt Water
1 pound Pinto beans
One half pound Salt pork
1 Clove garlic; minced
1 md Onion; chopped
6 tablespoon Olive oil
1 cn (16oz) tomatoes; undrained
2 cn (10.75oz) chicken broth
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Muenster cheese
Sour cream

Place water, beans and salt pork in a soup pot. Cook beans until tender.
Drain beans, reserving water. Pur‚e beans in blender, adding reserved water
as needed. Saut‚ garlic and onion in olive oil. Add tomatoes and cook for
10 minutes. Add beans and chicken broth and simmer for 20 minutes. Place a
slice of cheese in each soup bowl. Pour soup over cheese and top with sour
cream. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

NORMA C. RAUCH

From Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.