Paul's Sacramento Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

120 gr onion
4 clove garlic
30 ml vegetable oil
500 gr black beans
450 gr ham smoked
1,400 ml chicken broth
2 mexico chile
1 gr celery seed
5 gr oregano leaves
4 gr cumin
100 gr celery
525 gr tomatoes undrained
1 chipotle chile
80 ml whipping cream
160 ml dairy sour cream
1 bell pepper

Instructions

Servings: 8 * Chipotle Chile should be one that has been canned in Adobo Sauce. Cook and stir onion, celery and garlic in 4 litre Dutch oven until onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except Quick Creme Fraiche and Bell pepper; heat to boiling. Boil for 2 minutes; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 2.5 hours. Pour quarter of the soup into food processor workbowl fitted with steel blade or into blender container, cover and process until smooth. Repeat with remaining soup. Serve with Quick Creme Fraiche and Bell Pepper. QUICK CREME FRAICHE: Gradually stir whipping cream into sour cream. Cover and refrigerate up to 48 hours.