Black Bean Soup

• 4 slices of bacon or 1/2 cup of ham diced.
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 or 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 cans of black beans about 15 ounces each, undrained
• 1 can of beef broth
• 1 1/4 cups of water
• 3/4 cup of your favorite picante sauce
• 1/2 teaspoons of salt or add a bit more for taste
• 1/2 oregano leaves, crushed
• Sour cream optional to top when finished.

1. Cook bacon over medium-high heat in large sauce pan until crisp or cook diced ham in pan with 1 tsp of butter.
2. Remove to paper towel, put aside
3. Add onion and garlic to drippings cook and stir 3 min.
4. Add beans, broth water, 3/4 cup picate sauce, salt and oregano.
5. Cover simmer 20 minutes.
6. Ladle into soup bowls add a spoon of sour cream to top with bacon or ham also to top garnish with green fresh basal (optional).
7. Serve with picante crackers or crusty bread.

bacon, onion, garlic, black beans, beef broth, water, picante sauce, salt, oregano, sour cream

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/black-bean-soup-50001015 (may not work)