African Bean Soup

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[edit] Description

African Bean Soup

[edit] Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp margarine or soy spread
• 2 cups carrots thinly sliced
• 12 cups boiling water
• 1 cup black eye Peas dry
• 1 cup navy beans dry
• 1 cup green pepper diced
• 3 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1 cup salted peanuts chopped
• 2 Tbsp Onion powder
• 1 Tbsp basil leaves crushed
• 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander

[edit] Directions

1. Melt margarine in large stock pot.
2. Add carrots. Cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add water, black eyed Peas, navy beans, green pepper, salt, and crushed red pepper

(add more water, if necessary, to cover).

1. Cook, covered, until ingredients are tender, 1 1/2-2 hours.
2. Add peanuts, Onion powder, basil, and coriander during last 10-15 minutes of cooking.
3. Taste to correct seasonings.
4. Soup should be thick.