Ingredients
EVOO
1 large white onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 large jalepeno, minced and seeded
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
3 cans black beans, drained but NOT rinsed
2 cups water
2 cup chicken broth (i used 2 boullion cube)
2 bay leaves
sea salt
cilantro leaves, chopped
lime
sour cream
Preparation
Heat oil in heavy pot. Then saute onion, garlic and jalapeno till browned. Then add in cumin, chili powder, oregano and pinch salt and stir. Then add the cans of beans and stir. Add bay leaf and simmer. After about 15 minutes soup mash down some of the beans so as to create a thickening. Simmer about 30 minutes total adding more water if needed. Toss in cilantro leaves last 5 minutes of simmering. Remove bay leaves. SErve with a dollop of sour cream and a lime wedge.
