Papago Tepary Bean Soup is a nice, healthy soup for a cold winter day. Like all soups, you can modify this recipe on the fly, which means this is really lot’s of recipes in one!
Ingredients:
- 2 c Tepary beans, soaked
- 1 ts Mixed oregano and cumin
- 1 Clove garlic, diced
- 1 md Onion, chopped
- 6 c Water
- 1 c Diced celery
- 3 c Tomatoes w/juice
- 2 Carrots, sliced
- 4 Slices bacon, diced*
Directions:
Drain soaked beans and bring to boil in big pot. When tender, fry bacon until limp. Remove bacon; add onion, carrots, celery and garlic and saute. Add bacon, tomatoes and juice and the remaining spices. Cook 10 minutes and add beans. Cook another hour until beans are mealy-tender. Optional: Dried red chile pepper may be stirred into pot during the last 10 minutes. Serve with flour tortillas or fresh frybread.
Serves 6.
*Vegetarians – can leave bacon out
Recipe from: Papa
photo credit: Simon Aughton
