Black Bean Soup

By MaryEllen

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup black beans
• 4 cup water
• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 3/4 cup celery, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup carrot, diced
• 6 cup beef broth
• 1 ham hock
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/2 cup tomato puree
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 10 peppercorns
• 3 garlic
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup rice
• Servings: 8
• Nutrition Facts
• Serving size: 1/8 of a recipe (14.8 ounces).
• Reviews
• 4 stars - This came from Marcie Wehrley. Don't use a wooden spoon to stir this..it will become permanently black! Wonderful combination of flavors. - ME 1/21/2007

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place beans in a large saucepan with 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Boil 2 mins. Remove from heat and allow to stand 1 hour. Drain and set aside. In a large soup pot, cook bacon until crisp. Add celery, onion and carrot.saute 8-10 Mins. Add beans, beef broth, ham hock, wine, tomato puree and oregano to soup kettle. Make a bouquet garni using the peppercorns, garlic, cloves and bat leaf. Add to kettle. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 2 1/2 hours. Add 1 cup water and rice. Continue cooking 1/2 hour longer or until rice is cooked and beans are tender. Remove bouquet garni and discard. Remove Ham hock and cut meat from the bone; return meat to the soup. Makes 8 servings. 336 cals. per serving with 12mg. Fat per serving.

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. One of the recipe's ingredients was not linked. This ingredient is not included in the recipe nutrition data.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 185.4
Calories From Fat (31%) 58.38
% Daily Value
Total Fat 6.48g 10%
Saturated Fat 2.19g 11%
Cholesterol 8.67mg 3%
Sodium 866.29mg 36%
Potassium 391.62mg 11%
Total Carbohydrates 21.75g 7%
Fiber 3.67g 15%
Sugar 1.77g
Protein 7.79g 16%

Ham hock not included in nutritional analysis