Black Bean Soup I

Ingredients

• 2 cups dry black beans
• 1 ham bone
• 6 cups water
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1/2 cup chopped ham
• 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar

Directions

Simmer beans, water, ham bone, broth, and salt for 1 1/2 hours.

Discard ham bone. Puree about 1/2 of soup; pour back into pot.

Saute onion, tomato, and meat in oil until onion is soft. Stir in vinegar, and then add mixture to beans. Simmer for 20 minutes. Serve hot.