Black Bean Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb dried black beans
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 3/4 cups onions, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 3/4 cup carrot, chopped
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons ground coriander
• 1 1/2 cups dry red wine
• 4 (14 1/2 ounce) cans beef broth

Recipe

• 1 place beans in a large pot, add enough cold water to cover beans by 3 inches.
• 2 bring to a boil.
• 3 remove from heat, and cover and let stand 2 hours.
• 4 drain.
• 5 heat oil in heavy large pot over med-high heat.
• 6 add onions, carrots, and celery, and sauté until tender (about 8 minutes)
• 7 add tomato paste, cumin and coriander.
• 8 reduce to medium and cook 10 minutes add wine and simmer 5 minutes
• 9 add drained beans and broth.
• 10 cover and simmer until beans are tender (about 2 hours) – season soup with salt and pepper.