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chicken 'n bean soup
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Chicken 'N Bean Soup
Ingredients:
8 chicken thighs, skin removed and fat trimmed
8 cups water
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 bay leaves
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup chopped onion
2 cans [16 ounces size] black beans, drained, rinsed
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
3/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
cooked rice
green onions, sliced
Instructions:
1) Put chicken in a large kettle, then add water, minced garlic,
salt, and bay leaves.
2) Cook over medium-high heat 'til the mixture boils.
3) Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer about for thirty-five to
forty minutes, 'til the chicken is tender.
4) Remove chicken from the pot and set aside.
5) Chill the broth 'til the fat solidifies, then skim it off.
6) Separate the chicken from from the bone and cut it into small pieces.
7) Add green pepper and onion to the skimmed broth,
then cook over medium heat for ten minutes or 'til the vegetables are
tender, but still crisp.
8) Add chicken, black beans, lime juice, cumin, sugar and oregano.
9) Cook over medium heat for ten minutes.
10) Remove the bay leaves and stir in hot pepper sauce.
11) To serve: put a few tablespoons of cooked rice in the bottom of each individual soup bowl, ladle soup over the rice, and garnish with sliced green onions.
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