Ingredients:
- 1 (1-pound) package Camellia Brand Black Beans
- 8-10 cups water
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 4 tablespoons chopped celery
- 4 cloves, whole
- 1 pound ham or seasoning meat
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons cooking sherry
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 hard-boiled egg, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced
Directions:
- Rinse and sort beans. (Optional: Soak beans using your preferred method.)
- Transfer beans to a stockpot and cover with water. Add onion, celery, cloves and seasoning meat.
- Cook over low heat for 2 hours, or until beans are very tender, adding hot water as needed.
- Working in batches, carefully puree beans in a blender or food processor, adding pureed beans back to stockpot.
- Add Worcestershire sauce, sherry, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Reheat, thinning with additional water if necessary.
- Serve with thin slices of lemon and egg.