Sopa De Frijoles

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 lbs black turtle beans
• 1 1/2 ounces olive oil
• 8 ounces onions, small diced
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 ounces jalapenos, chopped
• 4 tablespoons paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 quarts vegetable stock or 5 quarts water
• 1 lb drained canned tomato, chopped
• salt
• hot pepper sauce (tabasco)
• 8 ounces avocados, medium diced for garnish
• 8 ounces spanish dry chorizo sausage, medium diced for garnish
• 8 ounces tomatoes, medium diced for garnish

Recipe

• 1 soak the beans overnight in cold water.
• 2 heat the olive oil in a heavy soup pot over moderate heat. add the onions, garlic, and jalapeno. cook over low heat until almost tender, then stir in the paprika, cumin, coriander, and bay leaf.
• 3 add the stock or water. drain the soaked beans and add them to the pot. cover and simmer until the beans are just tender. add the tomatoes.
• 4 continue to simmer until the beans are completely tender and the flavors are well blended, about 20 to 30 minutes. add salt and hot pepper sauce, to taste.
• 5 carefully mix together the diced avocado, chorizo and tomato. garnish each portion of the soup with a spoonful of this mixture.