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BLACK BEAN SOUP
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| We combined several different recipes to make this one. It will be modified. |
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| Ingredients: |
1 pound dried black beans
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons EVOO
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup diced celery
2 jalapeño peppers, diced
1 small red pepper, diced
1 small green pepper, diced
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 bay leaf
1.5 oz salt pork fat
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2 teaspoons ground cumin
S&P
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon thyme
pinch of cilantro
2 tablespoons dried parsley
Brown sugar
5-8 cups beef broth
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (2 limes)
1/3 cup rum
tortilla chips (optional)
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| Procedures: |
- ___Pick over, rinse and soak the beans overnight in enough water to cover.
- ___Rinse and drain the beans.
- ___In a saucepan, heat the butter and olive oil. Sauté the onion, celery and all the peppers until tender.
- ___Add the garlic to the veggies and saute about 2 minutes.
- ___Combine the veggies and beans in a stockpot.
- ___Add the bay leaf, pork fat, cumin, S&P, cayenne pepper, thyme, cilantro, parsley and brown sugar.
- ___Add the beef broth to cover the beans/veggies, stir, raise to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 3 hours.
- ___Take 2 cups of the mixture and puree in the food processor until smooth and then return to the stockpot.
- ___Stir in the lime juice and rum and season to taste.
- Garnish with any or all of: sour cream, diced raw onion, avocado slices, grated cheese.
- Serve with tortilla chips (optional)
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| Notes: |
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2011-01-06: We'll try this soon.
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