Category: Soups

1 cup Black Beans

4 cup Water

4 Bay Leaves

1/4 tsp Celery Seed

1/2 cup Chopped Celery

1 cup Chopped Onion

1 Clove Garlic, Minced

1/4 tsp Dry Mustard

1 tsp Chili Powder

4 drop Tabasco Sauce

1 Hard Boiled Egg, Sliced

1/2 cup Sour Cream

Salt And Pepper To Taste

Sort and wash beans. Soak overnight in water. Add bay leaves, celery seed and celery. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. Cook onion and garlic until tender in 1 T salad oil. Add to beans with remaining ingredients except egg and sour cream. Simmer for an additional hour or until beans are very tender. Remove bay leaves. Carefully put 1/2 through a blender or rub through a sleeve.

Repeat.

Heat.

Adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve hot with 2 T sour cream and egg slices.