INGREDIENTS
1 lb
dried black beans (soaked overnight)
3 tbsp
canola oil
1
small onion, diced (about 1 cup)
3
celery stalks, diced
1/2
green bell pepper, seeded and diced (about a heaping 1/2 cup)
1/2
seeded and diced jalapeno
2
or 3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp
chipotle paste
3 tsp
ground cumin
6 cups
chicken or vegetable broth
1 cup
black coffee
1
bay leaf
salt and pepper
1
few dashes of liquid smoke, to taste
more hot water or stock to thin the soup
cooked white rice
guacamole
fried tortillas
pan-fried plantains
sour cream