Black Bean Soup Awesome

Name: Black Bean Soup Awesome
Ingredients: 2 pounds black beans; 1/4 cup olive oil; 3 cups onions, diced; 8 cloves garlic, lightly bruised and peeled; 1 meath ham bone or smoked ham hock; 6 to 8 quarts water; 2 T plus 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 T dried oregano; 3 bay leaves; 2 tsp gresh ground black pepper; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 6 T flat leaf parsley, chopped; 6 T cilantro, chopped; 1 tsp salt; 2 med red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded and cut into 1/4 inch dice; 1/4 cup dry sherry; 1 T packed brown sugar; 1 T fresh lime juice; 1 cup creme fraiche or sour cream

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Ingredients

2 pounds black beans
1/4 cup olive oil
3 cups onions, diced
8 cloves garlic, lightly bruised and peeled
1 meath ham bone or smoked ham hock
6 to 8 quarts water
2 T plus 1 tsp ground cumin
1 T dried oregano
3 bay leaves
2 tsp gresh ground black pepper
1 tsp cayenne pepper
6 T flat leaf parsley, chopped
6 T cilantro, chopped
1 tsp salt
2 med red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded and cut into 1/4 inch dice
1/4 cup dry sherry
1 T packed brown sugar
1 T fresh lime juice
1 cup creme fraiche or sour cream

Directions

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