Black Bean Soup I

Ingredients

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

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. Simmer beans, water, ham bone, broth, and salt for 1 1/2 hours.
2. Discard ham bone. Puree about 1/2 of soup; pour back into pot.
3. Saute onion, tomato, and meat in oil until onion is soft. Stir in vinegar, and then add mixture to beans. Simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Serve hot.