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Quicker Baked Potato

Try this method for speeding up the potato baking process (for a better texture than those that you microwave). Pre-heat the oven to 400. Place the potato in boiling water for 10 minutes. Bake for 30 minutes. This will cut the cooking time in half.

 

Black Bean Soup


mexican, soups, vegetarian

1 lb black beans
10 cup ; water
4 teaspoon salt; divided
1 bell pepper, green; cored & halved
2/3 cup oil
1 large onion, yellow; peeled & sliced
4 garlic clove; minced
1 chile serrano; seeded & halved
1/2 teaspoon pepper, black
1 1/2 tablespoon mexican chocolate; crumbled
1 bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon cumin, ground
1 teaspoon sugar
2 1/2 tablespoon wine vinegar, red
2 1/2 tablespoon olive oil

Rinse beans and soak overnight, along with 1 tsp salt and bell pepper. In a 6-quart stewpan, bring beans, soaking water, & pepper to a boil. Simmer till tender (really tender). Heat peanut oil in deep frying pan. Saute onion, garlic and green hot pepper till soft. Remove 2 1/2 cups bean broth from pot and add to frypan. Simmer 10 minutes. Strain onions, garlic & hot peppers from broth and discard them. Remove bell pepper & discard. Add seasoned broth to soup pot. Add all other ingre- dients except vinegar and olive oil to soup pot and simmer 1 1/2 hours till thick. If too thick, add water. Add vinegar and olive oil before serving.