Sopa De Habas (fava Bean Soup With Mint And Pasilla Chile)

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb dried hulled fava beans (hulled favas are yellow or greenish ,not brown )
• 8 cups chicken stock (home made is beat)
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1 large onion
• 1 1/2 lbs tomatoes (about 10 plum tomatoes)
• 6 medium dried pasilla chili peppers, seeded and stemmed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mexican oregano
• salt, to taste
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint
• 1/2 cup queso anejo cheese
• 5 teaspoons olive oil
• fresh mint, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 rinse and clean the fava beans.add the broth and bring to a boil.reduce the heat to medium -low,cover partially,and cook until the beans are very soft and begin to fall apart and dissolve into the broth,about an hour.
• 2 meanwhileheat a cast iron skillet over medium.add the garlic cloves,unpeeled,and roast,turning occasionally,until they are black in spots;remove.slice the onion in about 6 thick slices ,and roast in the same pan,until they have blackened on both sides,about 6 minuites per side.remove.add tomatoes and roast,turning,until they too are blackened on both sides,about 15 minutes.the vegetables amy also be cooked under a hot broiler if you prefer.
• 3 peel the garlic.roughly chop the garlic,onions,and tomatoes,and add to the beans.continue cooking the beans for an additional 30 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile make the pasilla chile condiment:cut the chiles into 1/8 " slivers with a pair of kitchen scissors.heat the olive oil in a small pot and add the chiles,stirring,fry them for a minute.add the vinegar,oregano,and salt.remove from heat and let it sit for about 1/2 hour,or until the soup is done,for the flavors to meld and to let the chiles soften.
• 5 just before serving stir in the cilantro and mint.
• 6 ladle the hot soup into bowls,sprinkle each bowl with a little crumbled cheese,a drizzle of olive oil(about 1/2 teaspoon),and place a little bit of the pasilla chile in the cenmter.garnish with additional chopped mint,if desired.