Caribbean Black Bean Soup-Instant Pot - Gourmet Done Skinny

Ingredients

• 1 lb dry black beans (rinsed)
• 4 slices center cut bacon (cut into pieces)
• olive oil
• 3 large onions (chopped - (For finer chop, I like to use my Magimix food processor; for adults I use a larger chop))
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 red or green pepper (chopped)
• 1 cup celery (chopped)
• 2 14 oz cans tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 2 cups smoked ham (chopped (I often buy ham steak and cube it))
• 5 cups of chicken broth (I like to use my Parmesan Chicken Broth)
• 1/2 cups dry sherry
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 small (4 oz jars of pimentos, chopped, and drained)
• 1 can (4 oz green chiles, drained)
• Tabasco or Sriracha to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 lime
• Toppings: (Smart Points not included-be sure to add them in if you add toppings)
• crumbled bacon (original crumbled bacon included in Smart Points but if you use extra it's not)
• light sour cream or my Jalapeño Cream
• cilantro (chopped)
• green onions (chopped)
• jalapeños (finely chopped)
• cheese