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Black Bean Soup

Serves: 10
Country(ies): Dominican Republic

INGREDIENTS

2 Lbs. washed Black Beans
1 Lbs. diced white onions
1 oz. clean diced garlic
4 oz. chopped celery
1 Lb. white rice
.5 Lbs. Cuban or Anaheim Peppers
.5 bunch of fresh Cilantro

METHOD

Wash beans well & let soak overnight. Lightly saute garlic, onions, celery and Cuban Peppers, This is referred to as a Sofrito. Bring beans to boil, add "sofrito", fresh cilantro and gently simmer for 4 hours. To make a cream of Black bean soup puree until smooth. This soup is traditionally served with boiled white rice and diced onions.

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Cream Cheese Flan

Melt 1 cup of sugar in a small saucepan and pour into 9x9 in pan after warming pan slightly then blend until smooth 1 can evap milk, 1 can condensed milk, 1 6oz cream cheese, 5 eggs.
Pour over top of suger (sugar will be hard but does not matter)
Put pan of batter inside another larger pan with 1/2 water.
Bake at 350 for 30 min or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

This recipe is very good. Can be doubled also.