Pureed Black Bean Soup(Italian)

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Pureed Black Bean Soup (Italian)

Recipe By : Mangiamo, Manhattan Beach, CA
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :5:15
Categories : Beach Soup
Beans

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 cups black beans -- soaked overnight
2 gallons chicken broth
6 bay leaves
1/2 onion -- diced
4 cloves garlic -- diced
2 carrots -- grated
1/2 cup heavy cream
salt and pepper -- to taste
sour cream -- as needed
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro -- chopped
2 tablespoons tomatoes -- diced

DIRECTIONS: (prep 10-15 mins; soak 2 hrs; cook 3 hrs):
- Rinse beans and sort. Soak overnight. Drain. Rinse.
- In an extra large saucepan place the black beans, chicken stock, bay leaves,
onions, garlic, and carrots. Simmer the ingredients for 2 to 3 hours, or until
the beans are tender. Remove the bay leaves. Add more chicken stock or water if
needed.
- Strain the beans (reserve the liquid) and place them in a food processor. Ble
nd the beans, adding enough of the reserved liquid so that a thick, pureed cons
istency is achieved.
- Add the heavy cream, salt, and pepper. Stir them in so that they are well ble
nded.
- Garnish the soup servings with a dollop of sour cream. Sprinkle on the cilant
ro and the tomatoes
serves 8 to 10
[mcRecipe 27 Au 96 / patH ]

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NOTES : Ronald Guidone, owner and Executive Chef. Mangiamo serves contemporary,
Northern Italian cuisine.
[from Stromquist and Stromquist (1990), Southern California Beach Recipe. Sant
e Fe, NM: Tierra Pubs.]