Recipe for the weekend: African Bean Soup

Ingredients

3 tbs margarine or soy spread
2 cups carrots thinly sliced
12 cups boiling water
1 cup black eye peas dry
1 cup navy beans dry
1 cup green pepper diced
3 1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper
1 cup salted peanuts chopped
2 tbs onion powder
1 tbs basil leaves crushed
1 1/2 tsp ground coriander


Preparation

1. Melt margarine in large stock pot. Add carrots. Cook for 5 minutes.

2. Add water, black eyed peas, navy beans, green pepper, salt, and crushed red pepper (add more water, if necessary, to cover).

3. Cook, covered, until ingredients are tender, 1 1/2-2 hours.

4. Add peanuts, onion powder, basil, and coriander during last 10-15 minutes of cooking.

5. Taste to correct seasonings.

Soup should be thick.

Source: African Bean Soup
Author: Source: www.veg-r.org

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