- 5 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups dry black beans
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 pound Italian sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pound sweet potatoes
- 3 green onions
- salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- In a 4 quart saucepan, combine beans, garlic, bay leaf, allspice, broth and 5 1/2 cups water. Cook, partially covered, until beans are tender, about 50 minutes. Discard bay leaf.
- In a blender puree 1 cup cooked beans with 1 cup cooking liquid, and return to pan.
- In a small bowl, stir together tomato paste and 1 tablespoon water; stir into beans with sausage and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer soup, covered, for 15 minutes. Soup may be prepared up to this point 3 days ahead.
- While soup is simmering, peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Steam until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir potatoes, 3 chopped scallions, and salt and pepper to taste into soup. Serve soup garnished with scallion greens.
04/17/2018
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Black Bean, Sausage, and Sweet Potato Soup, recipe
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455 calories