Soup with Black Beans?

[JaynaMarie]

I love black beans and usually use them to make salsa or add to rice and burritos and looking for something different-does anyone have any recipes with black beans I could make?

[Lyra]

It's not the most healthy soup, but it sure is good!  I got the recipe a while back from www.recipesource.com  I like to add a jalepeno while it's cooking for some spice!

    1       lb           Black beans
    1 1/2   lb           Slab bacon or 2 smoked
                         -ham hocks (1 1/2 to 2 lb)
    8       c            Water
    2       ts           Celery salt
    2       c            Chicken/beef broth
    1 1/2   tb           Olive oil
    1 1/2   c            Finely chopped seeded
                         -cored green peppers
    1 1/2   c            Finely chopped onions
    1 1/2   tb           Finely minced
                         -garlic
    1       t            Ground cumin
    1       cn           (19-oz) tomatoes peeled
                         -diced with juice about
                         -2 1/2 cups
      1/4   c            Red wine vinegar
    2       tb           Finely chopped fresh
                         -coriander optional

        Place beans, bacon or ham hocks, water and celery salt in
      pot. Bring to boil; cover and simmer about 2 1/2 hours
      or until beans are thoroughly tender. Remove bacon or ham
      hocks; set aside. Drain beans and reserve along with meat and
      cooking liquid. There should be about 6 cups of beans and 4
      cups of liquid. Add enough broth to make 6 cups liquid. Combine
      the beans with liquid in large bowl. Heat oil;
      add peppers, onions, garlic and cumin. Cook, stirring, until
      onions are wilted. Add tomatoes and vinegar. Let simmer about
      15 minutes. Meanwhile, remove and discard skin from bacon, or
      skin and bones from ham hocks. Chop ham; set aside. Add bean
      mixture to cooked tomato mixture. Add chopped meat and
      coriander. Simmer until thoroughly heated.