Black Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. black beans
1 1/2 qt. water
2 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
2 cloves garlic
2 stalks celery
1 carrot, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 c. beef broth
1 Tbsp. flour
2 Tbsp. melted butter
1 to 2 Tbsp. sherry wine
slice of lemon

Preparation

Soak the beans overnight; drain.
Add the water.
Add the cloves, bay leaf, garlic, celery, carrot and onion.
Cook slowly for 3 hours.
Mash beans.
Add the beef broth.
Combine the flour and melted butter; add to soup.
Add the sherry wine to taste. Adjust seasoning.
Serve with slice of lemon.