Mexican black bean and sweetcorn soup

Chris Bewick
Chris Bewick @sourdough
Bristol, England, United Kingdom

A quick soup I knocked up for lunch inspired by mexican ingredients/flavours.

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Ingredients

30 mins
4 servings
  1. 1medium onion
  2. 2peppers
  3. 1/2 tspchipotle chili paste
  4. 1 tspsmoked paprika
  5. 1 tspground cumin
  6. 1spoon dried oregano
  7. 1/2 tspsalt
  8. 2 clovesminced garlic
  9. 1 tinchopped tomatoes
  10. 1 tinblack beans
  11. 1 tinwater
  12. 1 tinsweetcorn
  13. 1lime (juiced)
  14. Handfulchopped coriander

Cooking Instructions

30 mins
  1. 1

    Chop your onion and peppers into a small dice.

  2. 2

    Add some oil and the onions to a pan and fry over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes until they start to soften.

  3. 3

    Add the peppers to the pan and continue to cook for another 3-4 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add the herbs, spices, garlic, chili paste and salt to the pan, stir and fry for another minute or two.

  5. 5

    Grab your tinned beans and tomatoes, open the cans and add them to the pot. Fill one of the cans with water and add that too. Give it a good stir and leave to simmer for about 10-15 minutes.

  6. 6

    Once the soup is cooked add a can of sweetcorn, give it a good stir and cook for another two or three minutes.

  7. 7

    Turn the heat off, add the lime juice and fresh coriander and stir.

  8. 8

    I served the soup with another sprinkle of coriander, a wedge of lime and some optional chili for those who like it spicy!

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