Black Bean Soup(Aztec Or Yucateca Style)

* Exported from MasterCook *

BLACK BEAN SOUP (AZTEC OR YUCATECA STYLE)

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Mexican
Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 lb Black beans
10 c -- Water
4 ts Salt -- divided
1 Bell pepper, green -- cored
-& halved
2/3 c Oil
1 lg Onion, yellow -- peeled &
-sliced
4 Garlic clove -- minced
1 Chile serrano -- seeded &
-halved
1/2 ts Pepper, black
1 1/2 tb Mexican chocolate -- crumbled
1 Bay leaf
1/8 ts Cumin, ground
1 t Sugar
2 1/2 tb Wine vinegar, red
2 1/2 tb Olive oil

Rinse beans and soak overnight, along with 1 tsp salt
and bell pepper. In a 6-quart stewpan, bring beans,
soaking water, & pepper to a boil. Simmer till tender
(really tender). Heat peanut oil in deep frying pan.
Saute onion, garlic and green hot pepper till soft.
Remove 2 1/2 cups bean broth from pot and add to
frypan. Simmer 10 minutes. Strain onions, garlic &
hot peppers from broth and discard them. Remove bell
pepper & discard. Add seasoned broth to soup pot.
Add all other ingre- dients except vinegar and olive
oil to soup pot and simmer 1 1/2 hours till thick. If
too thick, add water. Add vinegar and olive oil before
serving.



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