Time: 1 hour 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 8 - 10

A slow cooker is a lifesaver when you need to quickly make dry bean soup. Combine the beans with sautéed onions, sweet and hot peppers, sprinkle with spices, pour in the broth, and pressure cook. When the soup is ready, blend it and serve, garnishing each serving with fresh onions, cilantro, tomatoes, lime wedges, sour cream, and avocado. It makes a delicious, warming, and filling Mexican-style soup.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups dry black beans
• 1/4 cup lard or butter
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp. chili powder
• 1 tbsp. l. ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 5 cups chicken or vegetable broth + more as needed
• Juice of 2 limes + lime wedges, for serving
• 0.5 cup diced onion, for serving
• 0.5 cup fresh coriander leaves, for serving
• 0.5 cup diced tomato, for serving
• 0.5 cup sour cream, for serving
• 2 avocados, diced, for serving
• Special equipment: multicooker; immersion blender

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Set the slow cooker to sauté mode. Add the shortening or butter and melt. Add the garlic, onion, bell pepper, and jalapeño. Cook until the vegetables are softened, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with chili powder, cumin, and salt. Stir and cook for about a minute. Add the beans and pour in the broth.
Step 2
• Cover with a lid and close the valve. Set the pressure cooker to 50 minutes.
Step 3
• Once the pressure cooker cycle is complete, allow the pressure to drop naturally for 10 minutes, then release any remaining steam through the valve.
Step 4
• Remove the lid and add lime juice. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until it's almost smooth. Taste and add salt if needed. If the soup is too thick, add a little broth to thin it.
Step 5
• Ladle the soup into bowls and top with red onion, cilantro, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, and lime wedges.

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