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Title: Cuban Black Bean Soup
Categories: Soups, Main dish, Low-cal
Yield: 4 servings
1 lb Beans, dried black
1 c Onion; chopped
1 tb Margarine or butter
4 c Water
1 Bouillon cube, beef
12 oz Ham, cooked lean
2 Bay leaves
1/2 ts Thyme, dried leaf
1/2 ts Oregano, dried leaf
1/2 ts Salt
1 Pepper, dried whole red
1 c Pepper, green bell; chopped
1/3 c Dark rum (optional)
1 c Sour cream (optional)
Sort and soak beans overnight; drain and discard soak water. In a 4-quart
pot, saute onion in butter or marg until tender but not browned. Add soaked
beans, 4 cups water, bouillon cube, ham (cut into 4-6 chunks), bay leaves,
thyme, oregano, salt & red pepper. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Cover and
simmer until beans are tender, 1 to 1-1/2 hour. Remove 1 c. beans from
stew, mash in a bowl with potato masher or fork. Add mashed beans to stew;
stir to thicken. Remove ham and dice. Remove bay leaves and red pepper, if
used and discard. Add diced meat, green pepper and rum (if desired) to
beans. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Serve beans over rice and top with sour
cream if desired.
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Title: Kahlua Brownies
Categories: Cookies, Desserts
Yield: 2 dozen
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2 oz Chocolate, unsweetened
1/4 c Butter
1 c Flour, all purpose
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs; well beaten
1 ts Vanilla
1 tb Coffee, instant crystals
2 tb Kahlua
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking powder
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2 oz Chocolate, unsweetened; chpd
1 1/2 c Sugar
7 tb Milk
1/4 c Butter
1 tb Corn syrup, light
1/4 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
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6 oz Chocolate chips, semi-sweet
BROWNIES: Melt chocolate and butter in top of double boiler. Remove from
heat and mix thoroughly with all other ingredients. Pour into a buttered 8"
square pan. Bake in a preheated 350ø F oven for 30 minutes. Cool in pan.
ICING: Mix all ingredients in sauce pan and bring to a boil, stirring
constantly. Boil 1 minute and remove from heat. When cool, add vanilla.
Sprinkle icing over cooled brownie base and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
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