Bountiful Black Bean Soup

• 1 pound black beans dried
• 4 quarts chicken broth
• 1 bunch celery with leaves, chopped
• 1 pound carrots peeled and chopped
• 2 large onions chopped
• 1 each lemon zest grated
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 large lemon sliced

1. Place beans in large saucepan.
2. Add enough water to cover beans by 1 inch.
3. Bring to boil over high heat.
4. Boil 1 minute.
5. Remove pan from heat; cover tightly and let stand 1 hour.
6. (Or soak beans overnight in large bowl with enough cold water to cover by 1 inch.)
7. Drain.
8. Combine beans in 5-quart Dutch oven or soup kettle with chicken broth, celery, carrots, onions, and lemon zest.
9. Bring to boil over high heat.
10. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until liquid is just below surface of beans and ingredients are very tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
11. Using slotted spoon, transfer soup solids in batches to food processor and puree.
12. Transfer puree to large bowl and add cooking liquid.
13. (Or puree solids and liquids together in blender.
14. Or force soup through coarse sieve or pass it through food mill, discarding skins.)
15. Return soup to Dutch oven.
16. Stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until heated through.
17. Place lemon quarter in bottom of each bowl.
18. Pour in soup and serve immediately.
19. Makes about 3 quarts of 10 to 12 servings.

black beans, chicken broth, celery, carrots, onions, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, lemon sliced

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/bountiful-black-bean-soup-5702 (may not work)