Awesome Black Bean Soup with Jalapenos

Name: Awesome Black Bean Soup with Jalapenos
Prep time: 1 d
Cook time: P2H
Total time: P1D2H
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: jalapeño pepper; red hot chili pepper, dried; black beans; vegetable oil; onions; garlic; ham hock; tomatoes, canned; cumin; epazote; coriander; cloves; red wine vinegar; water; tequila; sour cream

Awesome Black Bean Soup with Jalapenos recipe

Yield

8 servings

Prep

8 hrs

Cook

2 hrs

Ready

10 hrs

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
8		jalapeño pepper stems and seeds removed,	*
1	tablespoon	red hot chili pepper, dried crushed, seeds included
2	cups	black beans sorted
2	tablespoons	vegetable oil or bacon fat
2	medium	onions medium
4	cloves	garlic minced
		ham hock large	*
1	cup	tomatoes, canned
2	teaspoons	cumin ground
1	teaspoon	epazote optional	*
1	teaspoon	coriander ground
¼	teaspoon	cloves ground
1	tablespoon	red wine vinegar
		water cups	*
3	tablespoons	tequila optional
		sour cream for garnish	*

Directions

Cover the beans with water and soak overnight, or quick soak them. Sauté the onion and garlic in the bacon fat until soft.

Combine all the ingredients, except the tequila and sour cream, in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 2 to 3 hours or until the beans are soft. Remove the ham hock and shred the meat.

Divide the soup in half, purée half of it and add back to the reamining soup. Add the shredded meat and simmer for 15 minutes or until thickened to the desired consistency.

Remove from the heat, stir in the tequila, garnish with the sour cream, and serve.