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Black bean soup (aztec or yucateca style)

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Ingredients:
1 lbsBlack beans
10 cupWater
4 tspSalt, divided
1 Bell pepper, green, cored
-& halved
2/3 cupOil
1 largeOnion, yellow, peeled &
-sliced
4 Garlic clove, minced
1 Chile serrano, seeded &
-halved
1/2 tspPepper, black
1 1/2 tbspMexican chocolate, crumbled
1 Bay leaf
1/8 tspCumin, ground
1 tspSugar
2 1/2 tbspWine vinegar, red
2 1/2 tbspOlive oil
Procedures:
1Rinse beans and soak overnight, along with 1 tsp salt and bell pepper.
2In a 6-quart stewpan, bring beans, soaking water, & pepper to a boil.
3Simmer till tender (really tender).
4Heat peanut oil in deep frying pan.
5Saute onion, garlic and green hot pepper till soft.
6Remove 2 ?cups bean broth from pot and add to frypan.
7Simmer 10 minutes.
8Strain onions, garlic & hot peppers from broth and discard them.
9Remove bell pepper & discard.
10Add seasoned broth to soup pot.
11Add all other ingre- dients except vinegar and olive oil to soup pot and simmer 1 ?hours till thick.
12If too thick, add water.
13Add vinegar and olive oil before serving