Tuesday 1 March 2022

Mexican Bean Soup


Ingredients - Feeds 4

2 tbsp olive oil
4 spring onions, sliced
2 sticks of celery, diced
1 red pepper, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, sliced
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp cocoa powder
Half tsp ground cinnamon
A pinch of dried chilli flakes
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tin each of kidney beans and haricot beans
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
400ml vegetable stock
Salt and pepper

To serve
A handful of chopped fresh coriander
3 spring onions, sliced
Lime wedges
Tortilla chips

1 - Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the spring onions and celery and soften without colouring.
2 - Add the garlic, spices, cocoa and tomato puree, stir in and cook for 1 minute.
3 - Tip in the beans, tomatoes and stock, bring to the boil then simmer with the lid slightly off for 20 minutes.
4 - Taste for seasoning then serve with fresh coriander, spring onions, lime wedges and tortilla chips.

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Mexican Bean Soup

Ingredients - Feeds 4 2 tbsp olive oil 4 spring onions, sliced 2 sticks of celery, diced 1 red pepper, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, sliced 2 ...