Black Bean Soup

By zeenieme

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups black beans
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 3 sprigs parsley
• 8 cups beef broth
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1/4 cup sherry
• chopped garlic (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Soak beans in water for four hours. Drain and rinse beans. Saute onion in butter for three minutes until softened. Add and saute celery another three minutes. Add beans, bay leaf, thyme, parsley and broth. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Discard bay leaf and parsley sprigs. Puree half the mixture in the blender. Return puree to the saucepan containing remainder of soup. Heat to simmering point and add lemon juice and sherry.