Black Bean Soup With Rum

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Meats, Eggs, Grains		Ethnic, Soups/stews, Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Onion, chopped
6		Parsley
1		Bay leaf
1		Lg Ham hock
6	c	Beef broth
		Lemon juice to taste
		Eggs, hard-cooked chopped
		Lemon slices
1	c	Celery, chopper
2		Fresh thyme
3	T	Unsalted butter
2	c	Dried black beans, picked ov
1/3	c	Dark rum
		Garnishes:
		Fresh parsley, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

The night before, soak beans in cold water to cover by 2 inches.
Change water at least once. Drain and rinse. In a heavy kettle, cook
onion, celery, parlsey, thyme, and bay leaf in the butter over  mod-low
heat, stirring, for 10 minutes. Add ham hock, beans, broth, 4  cups
water, salt and pepper to taste.  Bring the mixture to a boil,  reduce
heat, and simmer, uncovered, adding more water if necessary to  keep
beans covered, for 3 hours.  Discard ham hock and bay leaf. Put  the
mixture through a medium disk of a food mill into a large bowl  and
then return it to the kettle. Stir in rum, lemon juice, and salt  and
pepper to taste. Adjust the consistency with hot water and  garnish for
serving with the eggs, parsley, and lemon slices.  Makes  about 7 cups.
a 1971 Gourmet Mag. favorite Posted to MM-Recipes  Digest V4 #299 by
roy@indy.net (Roy) on Nov 19, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 228 Calories From Fat: 112 Total Fat: 12.6g Cholesterol: 129mg Sodium: 1379.8mg Potassium: 386.4mg Carbohydrates: 10.3g Fiber: 1.6g Sugar: 4.5g Protein: 8.8g