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Dad's Black Bean Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Dad's Black Bean Soup takes 4320 minutes to cook.

Dad's Black Bean Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Dad's Black Bean Soup are:

2lbs black beans
Cover with water, {about 6 - 8 cups}
1-2 tablespoon(s) salt {I use 1 Tbsp}
handful of chopped epazote (Mexican herb - get at Mexican grocery store)
1 small-medium onion, finely chopped
3 small garlic cloves, finely chopped (or passed through
garlic press - preferably).
3 small-medium roma tomatoes, diced.
3 small-medium tomatillos (green tomatoes), finely diced.
1 medium carrot, sliced fine.
Optional, add 1 or 2 diced Mexican zucchinis (or regular zucchinis).
some of each: crushed basil, sage, oregano, thyme, marjoram, powered cumin, powered coriander, chopped cilantro. {I used about 1/2 tsp each, except the cilantro, I used about a small handful chopped}
3-5 finely chopped chilies serrano.
juice of one lime

Here is how you make Dad's Black Bean Soup:

1. Soak 2lbs black beans overnight.2. Remove "floaters".3. Drain and rinse beans4. Cover with water, add 1-2 tablespoon(s) salt, and start heating onVERY low heat.5. Add handful of chopped epazote (Mexican herb - get at Mexican grocery store)6. Add 1 small-medium onion, finely chopped7. Add about 3 small garlic cloves, finely chopped (or passed throughgarlic press - preferably).8. Add 3 small-medium roma tomatoes, diced.9. Add 3 small-medium tomatillos (green tomatoes), finely diced.10. Add 1 medium carrot, sliced fine.11. Optional, add 1 or 2 diced Mexican zucchinis (or regular zucchinis).12. Add some of each: crushed basil, sage, oregano, thyme, marjoram,powered cumin, powered coriander, chopped cilantro.13. Add 3-5 finely chopped chilies serrano.After cooking for some hours (10-12), add juice of one lime.Don't overheat - best is just about where the liquid just "turnsover". Ie, just about boiling, but not quite.From first heat, cook about 24-36 hours. Keep beans covered withwater, and cover on pot. You may need to add some water during cookingto compensate for evaporation.Serving Size: Makes 8 (or more) 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MGARREN.

The nutritional information for Dad's Black Bean Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 180.2

• Total Fat: 1.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 891.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 11.9 g
• Protein: 11.1 g

Dad's Black Bean Soup is Mexican cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Dad's Black Bean Soup is Vegan