Ybor City Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

• water (or 7 if using 14 oz or 15 oz pkg of beans)
  8 cups
• black beans

  dried (about 2½ cups)
  1 lb
• Ham hocks or 1 Ham end or Ham bone with some meat
  2 unit
• bay leaves
  2 whole
• med onions

  coarsely chopped
  2 unit
• med green bell peppers

  washed and cubed
  2 unit
• med carrots

  scrubbed and scraped
  2 unit
• garlic cloves

  mashed or chopped
  4 unit
• dried oregano leaves
  1 tsp
• ground cumin
  1½ tsp
• black pepper

  or to taste
  1½ tsp
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• apple cider vinegar
  1 tbsp
• salt or to taste
  1 tsp