Cocoa Black-Bean Soup
| Yield: | 8 Servings |
| Categories: | Soups |
| 1 | lb | Dried black beans |
| 10 | c | Water |
| 1 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | lg | Bell pepper; cored & halved |
| 2/3 | c | Peanut oil or salad oil |
| 1 | lg | Yellow onion; sliced |
| 4 | Cloves garlic; minced | |
| 1 | sm | Hot green pepper; halved & seeded |
| 3 | ts | Salt or to taste |
| 1/2 | ts | Fresh ground black pepper |
| 1 1/2 | tb | Plain cocoa powder |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| 1/4 | ts | Whole cumin seed |
| 1 | ts | Sugar |
| 2 1/2 | tb | Red wine vinegar |
| 2 1/2 | tb | Olive oil |
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