Per a request, my mamacita's black bean soup recipe ...
Soak one pound of black beans overnight, then boil till tender (keep adding water or slow cook in a crock pot)
When the beans soften add:
- small-size onion, finely diced - half a green pepper, also finely diced - dash of ground oregano - dash of ground cumin - dash of salt - dash of pepper - 2 teaspoons of Sofrito (Goya product) - 1/4 cup olive oil - couple of sprigs of cilantro
When the beans soften add: 