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      Title: HEARTY BLACK BEAN SOUP
 Categories: Microwave, Soups & ste
      Yield: 5 Servings
 
      2 tb Oil
      3 md Onions; chopped
      4    Cl Garlic; minced
     48 oz Canned black beans (frijoles
           -negros) drained & chopped
      1 tb Fresh oregano; fine chopped
    1/2 ts Ground cumin; or to taste
    1/2 ts Fresh thyme; finely chopped
      1    Bay leaf
      2 c  Cubed ham; cooked
      2 c  Chicken stock
    1/4 c  Dry sherry
     16 oz Canned whole tomatoes;
           -drained & chopped
    1/4 c  Fresh tomatoes; peeled and
           -chopped
           Salt & freshly ground pepper
           -to taste
           Accompaniments:
           Fresh lime or lemon wedges
           Sour cream
           Radishes; thinly sliced
           Green onions; sliced
           Cilantro leaves
           Chile salsa
 
  Recipe by: the California Culinary Academy Preparation Time: 0:45 In a
  wide-bottomed, large saucepan over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions
  and cook until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute
  longer. Stir in beans, oregano, cumin, thyme, bay leaf, ham, stock,
  sherry, and tomatoes.
  
  Increase heat and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer,
  uncovered, about 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt, if necessary,
  and pepper.  Serve soup with your choice of accompaniments, or cool
  to room temperature and refrigerate or freeze.
  
  Makes about 7 cups.
  
  * Timesaver Tip: Soup can be made up to 2 days ahead, covered, and
  refrigerated, or it can be frozen. To freeze, spoon soup into one
  large or several smaller individual freezer containers. Cover, label,
  and freeze at 0 degrees F up to 1 month. To serve, defrost soup 15 to
  20 minutes on Defrost setting of microwave, or thaw in refrigerator 8
  to 24 hours. Gently warm soup in a saucepan or microwave at 50% power
  until it is warmed through. Stir several times both during defrosting
  and during reheating.
  
  Microwave Version
  
  Put oil in a 2-quart casserole and microwave on 70% power 45 seconds.
  Add onions and microwave another 3 minutes, until onions are soft.
  Add garlic and microwave a minute longer. Complete step 2 as directed
  above. Cover casserole with waxed paper or loosely with plastic wrap
  and microwave, still on 70% power, 30 minutes. Season to taste and
  proceed with step 4 as directed above. Preparation time and timesaver
  tip same as above.
 
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