'DEVIL'S NIGHT' ~ BLACK BEAN SOUP

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Try last years entry on Devil's Night ...

BLACK BEAN SOUP

~ perfect for a scary night

(featured in Diary of a Ho-Hum Housewife)

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extra-virgin olive oil

1 bunch well-washed and chopped of leeks

4 cloves minced garlic

6 carrots, scraped and sliced diagonally

4 ribs celery (include leaves)

3 chopped jalapeno peppers

1 chopped red pepper

1 chopped yellow pepper

1/4 cup ground cumin

1/4 cup dried oregano

1 pound black turtle beans, soaked overnight in cold water

4 quarts organic chicken stock

1/2 cup fresh lime juice

1/2 cup sherry

1 bottle Corona beer

coarse salt & cracked pepper

1/2 Tbsp. McCormick's garlic pepper

1/2 cup fresh cilantro (1/4 cup dried)

Garnish:

sour cream

salsa

chopped green onions

• Saute leeks, garlic, carrots, celery and peppers in olive oil, stirring occasionally until wilted. Add cumin and oregano.
• Rinse and drain beans and add to pot. Cover with chicken stock. Bring to boil then gently simmer, uncovered, until beans are tender (about 2 hours).
• Add additional stock if too thick. Stir in lime juice, sherry and beer. Season to taste with salt & pepper (for those who like it hotter, add 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes).
• Add cilantro before serving. Garnish with sour cream, salsa, and chopped green onions
  (serves 8)

Note: This soup is SO tasty, double the recipe!