Fiesty Black Bean Soup

Fiesty Black Bean Soup

1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 medium onions, chopped
4 medium cloves garlic, minced
2 small jalepeno peppers, stemmed and minced
1 Tbsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp chili powder
salt
1 1/2 cup beer (12 oz bottle)
1 cup cold water
3 19 oz cans black beans, drained and rinsed
2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
chopped scallions or green onions for garnish

Heat oil in a large soup kettle or stock pot. Add onions and saute over medium heat until translucent, 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and jalepenos and cook until garlic is golden, 2 minutes.

Add cumin, chili powder, and a generous amount of salt and stir-cook until spices are fragrant, 1 minute. Pour beer and water into pot. Bring mixture to boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add beans and bring soup back to boil. Simmer until soup thinkens and flavors blend, about 10 minutes.

Remove 2 cups of soup from pot and puree in food processor or blender. Return puree to pot. Add lime juice and adjust seasonings.

Garnish with scallions and serve immediately.