Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Corn & Bean Sopa


On cold and wet days I like to make soup.  Well, on any day I like to make soup but I digress.  Anyway, this is one of out favorites and is vegan/vegetarian friendly.  Please post and let me know how you enjoy it.

Corn & Bean Sopa

Mix together in a small bowl. Then add hot water to form a paste and set aside:
4 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons cumin

Sauté in a little olive oil in a large pot:
1 large roughly chopped diced onion
3 cloves minced garlic

When the onions are soft, add the spices above, and saute for a few minutes longer to bloom the spices.

Add to pot the following ingredients and heat to a slow boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes (or you can put it in the crock pot at this point):
1 28oz can diced tomatoes
4 15 oz cans any style beans (drained)
1 48 oz can vegetable juice (like v8)

Right before serving, add 1 lb of frozen corn to the pot (or crock pot) and heat through.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Kandi, this soup looks great. I will sometimes pass up meat just cause, but Tim always likes meat but you know, he will eat anything I fix and this soup looks wonderful. What language is "sopa"?

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  2. Hi Tana - It's a satisfying soup without meat, even. Plus it's good for you! Sopa is Mexican for soup. If you want to thicken the soup a non-gluten way, you can add some cornmeal that has been made into a paste with water. Simmer it for about 10 minutes and the soup is very thick and stew-ish. Yum!

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