Costa Rican Black-Bean Soup With Sweet Potatoes | Experience Life

Ingredients

• 2 tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 cups diced yellow onions
• Sea salt, to taste
• 1 1/2 tsp. seeded and finely diced jalapeño pepper
• 1 tbs. minced fresh garlic
• 1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• Pinch of cayenne
• 8 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups dried black beans, soaked, rinsed, and drained
• 1 6-in. strip kombu
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups diced sweet potatoes (about 2 medium sweet potatoes)
• 2 tsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro