• Brazilian Black Bean Soup

    From Ben Collver to All on Sun Mar 12 12:02:18 2023
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    Title: Brazilian Black Bean
    Categories: Soups, Vegetarian
    Yield: 6 Servings

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    2 c Dry black beans
    3 1/2 c Water or stock
    2 ts Salt

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    1 c Onion; chopped
    3 Cloves garlic; crushed
    1 lg Carrot; chopped
    1 Stalk celery; chopped
    1 c Green pepper; chopped,
    -(optional)
    1 ts Ground coriander
    1 1/2 ts Ground cumin
    2 tb Oil

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    2 Oranges; peeled, sectioned,
    -seeded
    1/2 c Orange juice
    1 tb Dry sherry
    1/4 ts Black pepper
    1/4 ts Red pepper
    1/2 ts Fresh lemon juice

    Preparation time 1 hour, not including bean cooking time.

    Begin soaking beans at least 4 hours before cooking.

    Rinse the beans. Cover them with water and let them soak several
    hours. Pour off excess water. Place in saucepan with 3 1/2 c water or
    stock and salt. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer 1 1/2 hours over
    very low heat.

    Sauté vegetables, beginning with onions and garlic. If necessary,
    add a little water to the vegetables to steam them along. When
    everything seems just as it should be, add saute to the beans. Let
    the soup continue to simmer over lowest possible heat.

    Add seasoning ingredients to the soup. Give it a stir, cover, and sit
    down for 10 minutes. Now, return to the soup, refreshed. Look at it
    and ask yourself if this soup suits you. Is it too chick? Add water.
    Do you want it thicker, heartier? You can puree some or all of it in
    the blender. You can make it hotter with more red pepper.

    Serve topped with sour cream or yogurt.

    Recipe by Moosewood Cookbook

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