sopa-negra A recipe from pageturnercookbooks.com with 365 ecookbooks

Ingredients

• 1 lb. dried black beans Sometimes you can find fresh, raw beans in Costa Rica!
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 medium onion peeled and chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery1 cup chopped carrots
• 1 red bell pepper seeded and chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped small
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 2 cloves garlic pressed or minced
• 8 cups or more chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• salt and pepper
• 2 hard-boiled eggs sliced in quarters
• 1 radish sliced thinly
• 1 avocado sliced thinly
• A few dices of red bell pepper