Black Bean Soup with Sour Cream and Mango Salsa

Ingredients

Amount		Ingredient	Preparation
2	cups	black turtle beans, dried
1	cup	onion	diced
1	each	carrot	diced
2	each	celery stalks	diced
3	strips	bacon
2	cups	chicken broth
1	x	salt and black pepper
4	each	bay leaves
1	tablespoon	honey

Directions

Combine all the ingredients and add enough water to cover the
beans.

Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until beans
are thoroughly cooked.

Add more water as required. Remove bay leaves and puree the soup in a blender.

Then pass the soup through a fine sieve to remove the skins of
the beans.