Black Bean Soup
-Courtesy of Saratoga

Ingredients:
-4 cups black beans
-1/2 onion finely diced
-1 slice of cooked ham, finely diced
-1/2 basting spoon of chicken base
-3 "squirts" of tabasco sauce

Directions:
-Boil the beans until tender. Then turn heat down.
-Add ham, onion , tabasco and chicken base.
-Once all is cooked, add roux (butter and flour mixture) to thicken.
-Pour in a bowl add shredded cheese and sour cream and enjoy!!!