Sweet Recipe ⤞ Black Bean, Sausage, and Sweet Potato Soup

An unusual blend of flavors create this flavorful soup. Garnish with fresh scallions.

Ingredients

• 5 ½ cups water
• 1 ½ cups dry black beans
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon water
• ¼ pound Italian sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pound sweet potatoes
• 3 green onions
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. 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.
2. In a blender puree 1 cup cooked beans with 1 cup cooking liquid, and return to pan.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Nutrition Facts

• calories223.7
• carbohydrateContent32.9 g
• cholesterolContent10.8 mg
• fatContent5.3 g
• fiberContent9.3 g
• proteinContent11.8 g
• saturatedFatContent1.8 g
• sodiumContent420 mg
• sugarContent3 g