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Sauce Pois/ Sos pwa (bean soup)

What you will need:3 cups beans8 cups water1 teaspoon salt or 1-2 cube of maggie1 teaspoon black pepper2 cloves3-4 cloves garlic, minced5 tablespoons olive oil1 sprig fresh parsley, chopped1 shallot1 tablespoon butterInstruction:
Soak beans overnight or for at least 2 hoursClean the beans, then put them in a pot of water. Cook for about 1h30. When they are tender, turn off the heat.Remove ¾ of the beans and leave the rest in the cooking water.
Place the ¾  of beans in a blender to puree.
Add 4 cups of the boiled water to the beans in the blender (there should not be a lot of water left in the pot). Blend until well puree.
After, stir well and pass through a sieve and discard the waste.
Pour puree liquid to the cooking pot where the rest of the cooked beans are.Reignite the fire and add salt (cube of maggie), pepper, cloves, garlic, and parsley.
Bring to boil and let it shimmer for about 15 minutes or until it thickens. if it becomes to thicken, add water.
Served over white rice.
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