Traditional Costa Rican Bean Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups dried black beans (substitute with red beans or pinto beans)
• 6 eggs
• 2/3 cup lard or 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 8 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups yellow onions, diced
• 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves, diced
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 rinse beans well.
• 2 soak beans in water in a saucepan for 2 hours.
• 3 bring to a boil.
• 4 cover and simmer until beans are soft about 1 ½ hours. remove from heat.
• 5 puree beans with their liquid, onions, bell peepers, oregano, cilantro, celery, garlic, and cilantro in a blender.
• 6 transfer to a saucepan and heat the soup at medium low temperature.
• 7 poach eggs in soup.
• 8 serve hot w/ fried flour or corn tortillas.