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Black Bean, Sausage, And Sweet Potato Soup

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Grains, Meats 1 Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 c Dried black beans, picked
over
3 Garlic cloves, minced
1 Bay leaf
1/4 t Ground allspice
2 c Chicken broth
5 1/2 c Plus 1 tablespoon water
1 T Tomato paste
1/4 lb Smoked hot beef and pork
sausage about 2 links
cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 t Worcestershire sauce
1 lb Sweet potatoes
3 Scallions, chopped
Garnish: chopped scallion
greens

INSTRUCTIONS

In a 4-quart saucepan simmer beans, garlic, bay leaf, allspice,  broth,
and 5 1/2 cups water, partially covered, until beans are  tender, about
50 minutes. Discard bay leaf. In a blender pur0e 1 cup  beans with 1
cup cooking liquid and return to pan.  In a small bowl stir together
tomato paste and remaining tablespoon  water and stir into beans with
sausage and Worcestershire sauce.  Simmer soup, covered, 15 minutes.
Soup may be prepared up to this  point 3 days ahead, cooled, uncovered,
and chilled, covered.  While soup is simmering, peel sweet potatoes and
cut into 1/2-inch  pieces. In a steamer set over boiling water steam
potatoes, covered,  until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir potatoes,
scallions, and salt  and pepper to taste into soup.  Serve soup
garnished with scallion greens.  Makes about 8 cups, serving 4  Gourmet
December 1995  Posted to EAT-L Digest  by Jennie Craig
<jecraig@LAN-INC.COM> on Feb  9, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 1477
Calories From Fat: 575
Total Fat: 63.8g
Cholesterol: 169.6mg
Sodium: 4091.8mg
Potassium: 3319.4mg
Carbohydrates: 149.8g
Fiber: 36.3g
Sugar: 22.6g
Protein: 76.9g


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