Black Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 oz. black turtle beans
6 to 8 c. chicken broth
2 Tbsp. butter
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. shredded carrots
1 c. shredded potatoes
1 bay leaf
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. black pepper
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
lemon slices

Preparation

Soak beans for 20 hours; drain.
Add chicken broth and heat to boiling.
Simmer 3 to 4 hours.
Melt butter in skillet and saute onion, celery and carrots 3 to 5 minutes.
Add to beans along with potatoes, bay leaf, oregano and black pepper; simmer for another 45 minutes.
Stir in lemon juice.
Serve and garnish with lemon slices.