Black Bean, Sausage, and Sweet Potato Soup

Italian sausage and chunks of steamed sweet potato are added to this black bean soup seasoned with allspice, garlic and Worcestershire sauce.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 224 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 tablespoon water
• salt to taste
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 pound sweet potatoes
• 5 ½ cups water
• 1 ½ cups dry black beans
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• ¼ pound Italian sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 3 green onions

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a 4 quart saucepan, combine beans, garlic, bay leaf, allspice, broth and 5 1/2 cups water. Cook, partially covered, until beans are tender, about 50 minutes. Discard bay leaf.

Step 2

In a blender puree 1 cup cooked beans with 1 cup cooking liquid, and return to pan.

Step 3

In a small bowl, stir together tomato paste and 1 tablespoon water; stir into beans with sausage and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer soup, covered, for 15 minutes. Soup may be prepared up to this point 3 days ahead.

Step 4

While soup is simmering, peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Steam until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir potatoes, 3 chopped scallions, and salt and pepper to taste into soup. Serve soup garnished with scallion greens.