Brazilian Black Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cups black beans
- 3½ cups water or stock
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped carrot
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 6 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 tbsp cumin
- 3 tbsp crushed coriander seeds
- 2 peeled, sectioned, deseeded oranges
- ½ cup orange juice
- 1 tbsp sherry
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp red pepper
- Wash the beans and soak, them , covered, for 4 hours.
- Drain and add water or stock.
- Add salt.
- Bring to a boil and then simmer, covered, for 1½ hours.
- Sautee the vegetables and garlic.
- Add cumin and corriander.
- Cook until vegetables are soft, adding water if needed.
- Add veggies to cooking beans.
- About 10 minutes before beans are ready add the oranges, orange and lemon juice, sherry, black and red pepper.
- Stir, cover, cook 10 more minutes.
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