Ashley Recipes - Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb dried black beans, washed well and picked over
• 14 oz can chicken stock
• water to cover by about 1 1/2"
• 1/4 cup olive oil (extra virgin preferred)
• 1 lg onion, chopped
• 3-6 lg garlic, cloves, chopped
• 1 TBS cumin
• 1/4 tbs cloves, ground
• 1 lg bay leaf
• 1-2 lg chilies, hot, dried
• 1.5 tsp salt (or to taste)
• 6-10 leaves epazote, fresh
• 1 tsp oregano, fresh
• 1 lg red sweet pepper, fresh
• 1 lg yellow sweet pepper, fresh
• 1 lg green sweet pepper, fresh
• 3-4 med mild chili peppers, fresh
• 2 med tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and coarsely chopped
• 2 med corn-on-cob, fresh ears