Black Bean, Sausage, And Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• 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.