Smoked Sausage Black Bean Soup

This is one of our favorite recipes.  It is so simple, yet all ingredients play so nicely together.  Flavor rules here.  Deliciousness abounds.

Ingredients

—2 Links: Queen City Sausage - Hot Smoked Sausage.  Sliced

—1 Can: 14.5 OZ Fire-roasted tomatoes

—2 Cans: 15 OZ Black beans

—2 TBLS Olive oil

—1 Cup Scallions. Sliced

—1/2 Cup Celery.  Sliced

—Salt and pepper

—Sour cream topping

—4 Cloves garlic.  Minced

—1/2 Cup Water

Directions

1. Large sauce pan or Dutch oven, medium-low heat.  Add olive oil, celery, and scallions

2. Add the sausages to brown

3. Add the tomatoes

4. Drain and rinse one can of beans.  Add the second can, undrained

5. Cook for 20 minutes on medium-low, slowly incorporating the water

6. Add the garlic, salt and pepper

7. Sour cream dollop for each serving