Gator Ollie'S Black Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. black beans
3 qt. water
2 sticks chopped celery
2 large onions, chopped
1 stick butter
1 bay leaf
1 1/4 Tbsp. flour
1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp. fried meat seasoning or ham hock
1 1/2 scallions, finely chopped
1/2 c. sweet red wine
salt to taste
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. black pepper

Preparation

Soak beans overnight; rinse.
Add water to cover and cook over low heat for 1 1/2 hours.
In soup kettle, saute celery and onions with butter until tender.
Blend in flour and parsley and cook 1 minute.
Slowly stir in beans and liquid.
Add fried meat grease, scallions, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
Simmer 4 hours on low heat; remove bay leaf and any bones.
Puree beans in blender.
Add pureed beans back to broth with wine; bring to boil.
Remove from heat and serve.