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Tex Mex Soup

 

Lynn's Barley Bean Soup

 

1 tbsp olive oil
2 cup onions, chopped
4 each garlic cloves
3 tbsp jalapenos, minced
1 each carrot, diced
1 each turnip, diced
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp coriander
5 cup stock, or water
1 tbsp minced fresh epazote leaves optiona, 
2 cup pinto beans, cooked or anasazi beans
2 cup cooked whole barley
1 tsp lemon juice, to 2t
3 tbsp red miso, or salt to taste
1/2 cup cilantro, finely chopped
Heat oil and sauté onions until clear, about 5 mins. Add garlic,
peppers, carrot and turnips and saute until onion is tender. Stir in
cumin and coriander and cook, stirring briefly, 2 mins. Add stock or
water, and bring to a simmer. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer
20-30 mins, until veggies are tender.

Stir in epazote, if using, beans and barley and bring back to a
simmer. Cook about 10 mins, until soup lightly thickens. Add lemon
juice to taste.

In small bowl, whisk mise and a ladleful of soup broth to make a
smooth paste; add to soup. If not using miso, add salt to pot. Stir
in cilantro, reserving some for garnish.

*You may substitute black turtle beans for anasazi or pinto; add 1c
corn kernals.
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