| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Vegetables, Grains, Meats |
Dutch |
|
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 |
lg |
Onions (about 2 cups), diced |
| 4 |
|
Cloves garlic, minced |
| 2 |
tb |
Vegetable oil (I use chile oil or olive oil) |
| 1 |
lb |
Dried black beans, picked over |
| 4 |
c |
Fully cooked ham, 1/2" cubes |
| 8 |
c |
Chicken broth |
| 2 |
tb |
Ground red chiles, or to taste |
| 2 |
tb |
Fresh cilantro, snipped fine |
| 1 |
tb |
Oregano, preferably Mexican |
| 2 |
ts |
Ground cumin (may be toasted) |
| 1 |
cn |
(about 28 oz) whole tomatoes, undrained |
| 1 1/2 |
tb |
Liquid Smoke |
| 1/2 |
c |
Diced cayenne chiles |
| 4 |
oz |
Can green chiles w/juice, mild variety |
| 1 |
tb |
Adobo powder |
INSTRUCTIONS
Saute' onion and garlic in oil in a 4 quart Dutch oven until onion is clear
and tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Boil for
about 2 minutes, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer until
beans are tender, about 2-1/2 hours.
Pour 1/4 of the soup into a food processor/blender fitted with steel blades
and process until chunky, not a smooth paste. Repeat with remaining soup.
Makes about 10, 1-1/2 cup servings.
A friend pointed out to me one day that if you remove the ham and
substitute bouillon cubes for the chicken broth, that the resulting soup
would be vegetarian. I felt that the loss of the ham would too greatly
alter the taste, but I have come upon an alternative. I have not tried
this but it might work. Goya markets packets of ham seasoning, similar to
bouillon cubes only powder in a packet. It might be worth a try if you are
intent on going 'meatless', but I have no idea how much to use. You are on
your own.
BTW, Goya also markets the adobo powder used in this recipe, although it is
the ingredient I would most likely pick to leave out and not alter the
taste of the soup.
Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V3 #152
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 12:50:34 -0600
From: "Goslowsky, George" <gjgoslow@ingr.com>
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