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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook black bean (w/ ham) soup using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup:

1. Take dried black beans
2. Prepare olive or vegetable oil
3. Make ready medium yellow onion, chopped
4. Take green bell pepper, chopped
5. Prepare garlic cloves, minced
6. Prepare tomato paste
7. Take smoked ham hock
8. Make ready vegetable stock
9. Make ready bay leaf
10. Take cumin
11. Make ready coriander
12. Take thyme
13. Take paprika
14. Get cooked ham, cubed
15. Make ready dry sherry
16. Make ready salt and pepper

Instructions to make Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup:

1. Soak the black beans and prep according to the package direction. [For a quick soak, use the boiling water method.]
2. In a large pot over medium heat, begin heating the oil and sauté the onions and bell pepper until tender, about 5-6 minutes. Add the garlic and sweat them for 30 seconds.
3. Add the tomato paste and mix all the ingredients well.
4. Pour in the vegetable broth and then add the drained beans, ham hock and the bay leaf.
5. Bring to a slight boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the cumin, coriander, thyme, and paprika. Partially cover the pot and cook for about 2 hours until the beans are tender.
6. Remove the ham bone and shred off any meat. Set aside. Allow the soup to cool for a few minutes.
7. Depending on desired consistency (smooth or chunky), you can puree the soup by using a handheld immersion blender or in batches with a blender.
8. Add the cooked ham and shredded meat to the soup in the pot. Season with salt and pepper (to taste) and add the sherry. Cook for 15 minutes on medium heat uncovered to heat through.
9. Serve with toppings of choice such as sour cream or yogurt, green onions, chopped hard-boiled egg, etc. Serve with some crusty bread.

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