A while back, I saved this recipe that Wil Wheaton shared with his minions for hot black bean soup. I finally got around to trying it. (Follow link to get the recipe.)
I used dried beans (1/2 cup dry, based on the advice here) instead of canned. I could not find Roma tomatoes at my grocery store so I just grabbed 3 medium-ish tomatoes. I used my usual dehydrated chopped onion bits and jarred minced garlic. From the get-go, I was not planning to make it very hot, so I did not have, or go shopping for, a chipotle chili. I chopped the tomatoes into relatively large chunks, because I very much like tomatoes and my husband very much does not, so I wanted to make it easy for us to pick them out as needed. I did not have a lime; I used 2 tablespoons of lime juice from a bottle.
During the hour or so that the beans were pre-cooking, I got terribly sleepy, to the point that all I wanted was for my little boy to take his nap so I could take one too; but I was determined to finish making the soup first. I blame that sleepiness for the reason that I forgot what I was doing and dumped out the bean cooking water rather than saving it to use in the soup. (D'oh!) So when I added any more liquid, I used some chicken broth that I had, rather than just water, for fear it might be too bland. After tasting it at the end, I also added just a few shakes of chili powder, trying to get in the general vicinity of what W.W. was going for without it being too spicy for me.
When I had a bowl, I decided that rather than the suggestion of yogurt or sour cream (thinking it might be too tangy for me with the tomatoes & lime juice too), I'd go with cheddar cheese on it instead. It was good!
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