Black Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) pkg. black beans
1 large ham bone with meat
1 large onion, chopped
1 large carrot, thinly sliced
1 medium potato, diced
1 cube chicken broth
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. Tabasco
salt and pepper
sour cream
hard-boiled egg, finely chopped
thin slice of lemon

Preparation

Soak beans overnight.
Drain, rinse and remove any bad beans. Put beans and next 7 ingredients in a large pot.
Cover with water.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Bring to boil.
Cover and simmer 3 to 4 hours until done.
Serve in soup bowls with a large tablespoon of sour cream on top.
Garnish with hard-boiled egg or slice of lemon.
Serves 6.