Brazilian Black Bean Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups dried black beans, soaked overnight
• 6 cups water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cups onions, chopped
• 10 medium garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 1 medium bell pepper, diced
• 1 1/2 cups orange juice
• black pepper, to taste
• cayenne pepper, to taste
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced (optional)
• sour cream
• cilantro
• salsa

Recipe

• 1 soak beans overnight in plenty of water.
• 2 place the soaked beans in a dutch oven with 4 cups of water.
• 3 bring to a boil,cover and simmer until tender -- about 1 1/4 hours.
• 4 heat olive oil in a medium sized skillet adding onions,1/2 of the garlic,cumin,salt and carrot,over medium heat just until carrot is tender.
• 5 add remaining garlic and bell pepper,saute until everything is very tender -- 10-15 minutes.
• 6 add the sauteed mixture to the beans,scraping every last morsel.
• 7 stir in orange juice,black pepper,cayenne and optional tomatoes.
• 8 puree all or some of the soup with an immersion blender or food processor.
• 9 simmer over very low heat for 10-15 minutes more.
• 10 serve topped with garnish.