Black Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

medium to large black beans, soaked
1 qt. broth or water
16 oz. fresh or canned tomatoes
2 carrots
celery
garlic to taste
basil
bay leaf
Greek oregano
1/2 to 1 lb. hot sausage

Preparation

Prepare dried black beans as directed, set aside. Brown hot sausage and rinse with hot tap water to remove excess grease. Chop onion, carrots, celery with tops (I add green pepper), garlic and basil.
Combine all of these ingredients with tomatoes, oregano and bay leaf in large soup kettle.
Avoid using salt if you use salted broth instead of water.
Add pepper and other favorite seasonings
Simmer 20 to 30 minutes after bringing to a boil.
Delicious with polenta or corn bread.