Subj : St. Paul 01 (The Simple) To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Mar 07 2021 07:44:14 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Paul's Sacramento Black Bean Soup Categories: Soups, Pork, Beans, Chilies, Poultry Yield: 8 Servings 1 c Onion; chopped 4 cl Garlic; fine Chopped 2 tb Oil 1 lb Dry black beans 2 c Smoked ham; in cubes 6 c Chicken broth 2 tb New Mexico chile; ground 1/2 ts Celery seed 1 tb Dried oregano 2 ts Ground cumin 1 c Celery; chopped 28 oz Can whole tomatoes; - undrained 1 Chipotle in adobo 1/3 c Whipping cream 2/3 c Dairy sour cream 1 lg Red bell pepper; seeded, - chopped Cook and stir onion, celery and garlic in 4 quart Dutch oven until onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except Quick Creme Fraiche and Bell pepper; heat to boiling. Boil for 2 minutes; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Pour 1/4 of the soup into food processor workbowl fitted with steel blade or into blender container, cover and process until smooth. Repeat with remaining soup. Serve with Quick Creme Fraiche and Bell Pepper. QUICK CREME FRAICHE: Gradually stir whipping cream into sour cream. Cover and refrigerate up to 48 hours. Servings: 8 Posted by Lois Lang. Courtesy of Fred Peters. From: http://www.recipesource.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Cocktails are dangerous; they taste like juice and then you can't walk --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) .