Black Bean Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups black beans
• 12 cups water
• 1/4 lb salt lamb
• 1/2 lb beef, cut into pieces (lean)
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced
• 3 small onions, peeled and minced
• 3 cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon mace
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 3 eggs, hard-cooked and sliced
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 1/4 cup sherry wine

Recipe

• 1 wash beans, pick over and soak overnight.
• 2 drain and add water listed, salt lamb, beef, carrot, onion and seasonings.
• 3 cover and cook slowly for three hours or until beans are tender.
• 4 remove meat and rub beans through a sieve.
• 5 place in tureen, add sliced eggs, lemon, cooked meat and sherry.