Black Bean Soup - Mill City Farmers Market

Ingredients

• 2 15 oz. cans black beans, drained and rinsed, or 3 cups cooked beans (make sure to sort through beans before cooking and remove debris)
• 4 cups vegetable or chicken stock
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 Tbsp. olive or vegetable oil
• 2 large carrots, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. oregano
• ¼ tsp. cayenne
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 11 oz. can tomatoes or 2 Tbsp. tomato paste (fresh if in season!)
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce