Black Bean Soup 2 - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. black beans
3 qt. water
1/4 lb. salt pork
1/2 lb. lean beef, cut in small pieces
1 carrot, diced
3 small onions, minced
3 cloves
1/4 tsp. mace
dash of red pepper
3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
1 lemon, sliced
1/2 c. sherry

Preparation

Wash and clean beans; soak overnight.
In morning, sort beans carefully and put in stock pot with 3 quarts water.
Add salt pork, beef, carrot, onions, cloves, mace and red pepper.
Cover and cook slowly 3 hours or until beans are very soft.
Rub through sieve.
Place hot bean liquid and puree in a tureen.
Add egg slices, lemon slices and sherry.