Any Bean Soup

This is a great soup for a cold day. The kind of soup that pairs well with bread & butter (sorry, vegan margarine). But its not your grandma's vegetable soup.

What you'll need:

1 tbs olive oil

1 spanish onion

1/4 red onion

2 inch piece of fresh ginger, grated

1 can of coconut milk

3 medium sized carrots

1 can of beans (tonight i used black bean)

2 cups of veggie broth

1 tbs and 1 tsp of cumin

3 tsps of chili powder

1 tsp of white pepper

6 gloves of garlic

1 handful of cilantro

1 large stalk of lemongrass

juice of 1 lime

optional: 2 large squirts of the hot sauce of your choice


First things first


Chop onions finely and cook in olive oil in pot over medium-high heat, until they become transculent.

Add dry spices (chili powder, cumin and white pepper) let fry with the onions for approx. 2 minutes.

Chop garlic finely, add to pot, and let cook for another 2 minutes. Add coconut milk, lemongrass, and ginger, and bring mix to a boil.

Next add veggie broth, cilantro, lime, hot sauce, carrots and beans.

Let soup come back up to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and let cook for a half hour, or until carrots are soft.