So, I read the reviews of the tortilla soup and I decided, gee, I've got to look that up and try it. Winter finally arrived in NE Ohio so a good soup sounded good. I started leaving through the splendid soups book and came across black bean soup and went out to buy the ingredients. (Tortilla, black bean - it's all the same to me - don't forget I speak Spanish fluently, lived in S. America for 8 years, attented the U of Madrid for a year).
Aside from the fact that I can't remember which recipe to look up, let me tell you the black bean soup is OUTSTANDING. I did not use canned beans, I simmered dried ones. Other than that I followed the recipe faithfully - including the pico do gallo, and the pork kebobs. I'm pleased to report that except for the meat, there are plenty of leftovers and the weather is predicted to be lousy through Monday so there will be plenty of leftovers.
I highly recommend this soup.
Aside from the fact that I can't remember which recipe to look up, let me tell you the black bean soup is OUTSTANDING. I did not use canned beans, I simmered dried ones. Other than that I followed the recipe faithfully - including the pico do gallo, and the pork kebobs. I'm pleased to report that except for the meat, there are plenty of leftovers and the weather is predicted to be lousy through Monday so there will be plenty of leftovers.
I highly recommend this soup.