Piggy In Paradise: Bean Soup

Bean Soup

Serves: 7 servings of 1 cup each

Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Source: Family Recipe

Ingredients:

1 and 2/3 cups dry beans of your choice [ I chose black beans]

water

2 tablespoons salt

Goes well with:

Tortillas

Can be used for:

Eating straight as a soup

Refried Beans

Gallo Pinto http://piggyinparadise.blogspot.com/2013/04/gallo-pinto-fried-rice-beans.html

Bean and Garlic Dip

[Note: For a day where you can spend time in the kitchen because these beans need constant supervision]

Recipe:

1] Put beans into a pot with tall sides.

2] Add water until just covered. With your hands swish the beans around vigorously to wash them. Discard water. Repeat step 2 once more.

[The water will come out a tainted color]

3] Once the beans have been vigorously cleaned twice add enough water until there is the only the distance of your pinky to your first knuckle from the nail.

4] Cover the beans and put on to heat on medium high heat until you have achieved a rolling boil. About 6 minutes.

[ The beans will be floating don't worry it will go down]

5] Once the rolling boil is achieved half cover the pot of beans so the steam can be released and lower the heat to medium.

6] Keep on medium heat.

7] Stir occasionally scraping the bottom so that the beans don't stick to the bottom.

7] After about 45 minutes the water will have reduced considerably possibly exposing the beans. No matter how much the water has been reduced refill until the line of your pinky again. [It is not necessary to put your pinky on the hot pot the bean water should have left a residue showing where the line is.]

8] Add the 2 tablespoons salt and continue to cook on medium heat half covered for about 20 more minutes or until tender.

Pictures of the Process