Maria del Pilar's Mexican Soup (from dried beans)

Name: Maria del Pilar's Mexican Soup (from dried beans)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup black beans (dried); 2 yellow or red sweet peppers; 2 potatoes; 2 cloves garlic; 1 red onions; 4 tbsp canola oil; 2 cups frozen peas; 4 cups vegetable broth; 1 2/3 cup canned tomatoes (diced); 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 dried chili peppers; 1/2 tsp Tabasco sauce; 6 corn tortillas; 2 avocados; 1/3 cup Cheddar cheese; 3 tbsp fresh cilantro; 1 pinch salt

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Tangy tomato soup with peppers and legumes.

I learned this recipe from a fellow Mexican student while we were getting our Master's Degree at the Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal.

Preparation : 15 min Cooking : 40 min

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Ingredients

???	black beans (dried)	???
???	yellow or red sweet peppers	???
???	potatoes, peeled	???
???	garlic	???
???	red onions, coarsely chopped	???
???	canola oil	???
???	frozen peas	???
???	vegetable broth	???
???	canned tomatoes (diced)	???
???	dried oregano	???
???	dried chili peppers	???
???	Tabasco sauce, to taste	???
???	corn tortillas [optional]	???
???	avocados, diced [optional]	???
???	Cheddar cheese [optional]	???
???	fresh cilantro [optional]	???
???	salt [optional]	???

Before you start

The beans must be soaked in water overnight.

A blender or food processor will be very useful to purée the soup.

Method

Cook the dried beans either 15 min in a pressure cooker or about 1 hour in a pot. Set aside.

Prepare the vegetables. Coarsely chop the onion and peppers. Press or finely chop the garlic. Peel the potatoes and keep them whole.

Heat the oil in a pot. Sauté the onion over medium heat 3-4 min, until soft. Lower the heat and add the peppers and garlic. Cook 10-12 min.

Meanwhile, boil the frozen peas 5 min in a small pot of salted water. Set aside.

In the onion and pepper pot, add the minced chili pepper, salt, oregano, the diced tomatoes, the whole potatoes, and the warm broth. Cook about 20 min over medium-low heat, until the potatoes are fork-tender. Purée in a blender.

Pour the mixture back into the pot and add the previously cooked beans and peas. Warm up just a few minutes. Adjust the seasoning. You may want to add Tabasco sauce for extra pungency.