Black Bean Soup

Name: Black Bean Soup
Ingredients: 2 cups dry black bean (1 lb); 4 tblspoon butter; 2 large onions chopped; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 lb bacon; dash of cayene powder; 2 cans chicken broth; 1 whole red pepper chopped; 2 whole green pepper chopped; (ancho or serano); dash of dried thyme; 2 tablespoons flour; 1/2 cup sherry

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Ingredients

2 cups dry black bean (1 lb)
4 tblspoon butter
2 large onions chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 bay leaves
1/2 lb bacon
dash of cayene powder
2 cans chicken broth
1 whole red pepper chopped
2 whole green pepper chopped
(ancho or serano)
dash of dried thyme
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup sherry

Directions

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