Black Bean Soup Spanish Style

Yield > 4
Servings
Ingredients :
1 cup Black Beans
4 cup Water
4 x Bay Leaves
1/4 tsp Celery Seed
1/2 cup Chopped Celery
1 cup Chopped Onion
1 x Clove Garlic, Minced
1/4 tsp Dry Mustard
1 tsp Chili Powder
4 dsh Tabasco Sauce
1 x Hard Boiled Egg, Sliced
1/2 cup Sour Cream
Salt And Pepper To Taste
Method :
• Sort and wash beans. Soak overnight in water. Add bay
leaves, celery seed and celery. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce
heat and simmer 1 hour. Cook onion and garlic until tender in
1 T salad oil. Add to beans with remaining ingredients except
egg and sour cream. Simmer for an additional hour or until
beans are very tender. Remove bay leaves. Carefully put 1/2
through a blender or rub through a seive. Repeat. Heat. Adjust
seasoning if necessary. Serve hot with 2 T sour cream and egg
slices.