Spicy Vegetable Soup with Black Beans

Name: Spicy Vegetable Soup with Black Beans
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: onions; garlic cloves; red wine; tomatoes, canned, crushed; water; green bell peppers; celery; okra; ginger; oregano; thyme; paprika; cumin; black pepper; cayenne pepper; zucchini; black beans; soy sauce, tamari; brown rice

Submitted by lolly

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

30 min

READY

40 min

Ingredients

MEDIUM ONIONS
chopped

LARGE GARLIC CLOVES
minced *

CUP RED WINE
stock, or water *

OUNCES TOMATOES, CANNED, CRUSHED

CUPS WATER
or stock

EACH GREEN BELL PEPPERS
diced

STALKS CELERY
diced *

CUPS OKRA
sliced

TEASPOONS GINGER
fresh, finely minced

TEASPOON OREGANO
dried

1tsp

THYME *

TEASPOON PAPRIKA

TEASPOON CUMIN
ground

TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

TEASPOON CAYENNE PEPPER

CUP ZUCCHINI
diced

OUNCES BLACK BEANS
with liquid

1-2

TABLESPOONS SOY SAUCE, TAMARI

CUPS BROWN RICE
cooked

Directions

Braise the onion and garlic in wine until onion is soft. Add tomatoes, water, green pepper, celery, okra, ginger, and seasonings; simmer for 15 minutes.

Add the diced zucchini and the black beans with their liquid, cover and cook until the zucchini is just tender, about 10 minutes. Add soy sauce to taste.

Serve over cooked brown rice.