Cola Black Bean Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups dried black beans
• 1 onion, coarsely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1/2 cup cola drink
• 3 cups chicken broth, about
• water
• 1/2 lime, juice of
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt (to taste)
• sour cream
• chopped fresh cilantro
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 place black beans, chopped onion, and garlic in a large heavy pot.
• 2 add cola, chicken broth, and enough water to cover the beans by 2 inches. bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until black beans are tender, about 1-1/2 hours.
• 3 remove 2 cups of the black beans and place in a blender with lime juice, cumin, coriander, chili powder, and salt. puree the mixture and return to the pot of black beans. stir to combine.
• 4 to serve, garnish with dollops of sour cream, chopped fresh cilantro, and lime wedges to be squeezed into the soup at the table.