Free Recipe Southwestern Pinto Bean Soup

Recipe Type: Free Recipes

Recipe Preparation: boil

Cooking Ingredients for Southwestern Pinto Bean Soup Recipe

1 lb Dried pinto beans; picked
-over
3 md Onions; chopped fine
5 Garlic cloves; minced
1/4 c Vegetable oil
2 Red bell peppers; chopped
1 tb Chili powder
2 ts Ground cumin
6 c Water
1/2 lb Cured chorizo; (Spanish
-sausage)*,
; sliced 1/4 inch
; thick, if desired
A; (28- to 32-ounce)
; can whole tomatoes,
; drained and pureed
; coarse
2 c Chicken broth
1/2 c Canned mild enchilada sauce;
-(not salsa), or to
; taste
3 tb Fresh lime juice; or to
-taste
1/3 c Chopped fresh coriander; up
-to 1/2

Southwestern Pinto Bean Soup Preparation

*available at Hispanic markets and some specialty foods shops and supermarkets In a bowl soak beans in water to cover by 2 inches overnight or quick-soak (procedure follows) and drain. In a heavy kettle saute onions and garlic in oil over moderately high heat, stirring, until pale golden. Add bell peppers and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add chili powder and cumin and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add drained beans and the 6 cups water and simmer, covered partially, until tender, about 1 to 1 1/4 hours. While soup is simmering, in a skillet brown chorizo, in batches if necessary, over moderately high heat and transfer to paper towels to drain. Add chorizo to soup with tomatoes, broth, enchilada sauce, and salt to taste and simmer, covered partially and stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Soup may be made 4 days ahead (cool uncovered before chilling covered). Just before serving, stir in lime juice and coriander. To quick-soak dried beans: In a large saucepan combine dried beans, picked over and rinsed, with triple their volume of cold water. Bring the water to a boil and cook beans, uncovered, over moderate heat 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let beans soak 1 hour. Makes about 10 cups. Gourmet March 1994 Converted by MC_Buster. Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Recipe Serves: 1

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