Brazilian Black Bean Soup

Brazilian Black Bean Soup

Ingredients:
2 Cup dry black beans ----------
3 1/2 Cup water or stock 2 oranges, peeled seeded and
1 Cup onion, chopped -sectioned
3 Clove garlic, chopped 1/2 Cup orange juice
1 large carrot, chopped 1 Tbl dry sherry
1 stalk celery, chopped 1/4 Tsp black pepper
1 Tsp coriander, ground 1/4 Tsp cayenne pepper
1 1/2 Tsp cumin, ground 1/2 Tsp lemon juice
2 Tbl oil

Directions:
Rinse black beans. Cover with water and soak overnight. The next day rinse and drain. Add the
stock and salt, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Saute onion, garlic, carrot, celery, coriander and cumin until tender and add to bean soup.
10 minutes before serving time,add oranges, orange juice, sherry, black pepper, cayenne pepper
and lemon juice. If the soup is too thick, thin with water to desired consistency.
Mom, this is the recipe, exactly as from Cheryl. Do YOU use all that
fruit stuff at the end?
Butter Beans
One of Mom's 51 Favorites
Yield: 4 Servings
One of mom's favorite bean recipes. Served outside for a picnic, instead of baked beans which mom thinks are so
boring!