Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

---------------------YIELD: 6 SERVINGS--------------------------

----------------------BLACK BEAN SOUP---------------------------
1 lb Dried black beans -crushed
1 ea Tb Unsalted butter 1 ts Salt
1 c Finely chopped wild onions 1/4 ts Black pepper
3 ea Garlic cloves, peeled and 10 c Water

------------------HOMEMEADE TORTILLA CHIPS-----------------------
4 ea Corn tortillas (6" diameter) Purple chive blossoms,
1 c Sunflower oil -chopped chives and sour
1/2 c Coarsely ground blue -cream for garnish
-cornmeal

Soak the beans overnight in water to cover. The next day, drain the
beans. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, add the
wild onions and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the
garlic, saute 1 more minute, and add the drained beans, salt, pepper,
and 4 cups of the water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce
the heat and simmer, covered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to
avaoid burning the beans. Add 4 more cups water and cook, uncovered,
another 30 minutes, again stirring occasionally. Add the remaining 2
cups water and cook 20 minutes, until the beans are soft but still
firm. While the beans are cooking, prepare the tortilla chips. Stack
the tortillas on a work surface. With a sharp knife, cut the round
tortillas into 3 interlocking triangles. Heat the oil over medium
hihg heat in a skillet until it is very hot but not smoking.
Carefully place each tortilla triangle in the oil; be careful of
splatters. Allow the tortillas to cook 30 seconds and, with a fork,
turn the tortillas over, then repeat the process with the remaining
tortillas. Remove the chips from the oil and dip a corner of each
chip into the blue cornmeal. Place on a paper towel to drain off
excess oil. Garnish the soup with the chips, purple chive blossoms,
and chopped chives. Serve hot with the sour cream on the side. From
"Native American Cooking," by Lois Ellen Frank

Submitted By SAM LEFKOWITZ On 09-04-95

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