A longtime Royal favorite!<\/p>\n
1kg black beans
\n5 liters of water
\n6 leaves of epazote (Mexican herb)
\nHalf a white onion
\n5oz lard
\n2\u00bdoz garlic
\n2oz chicken stock powder
\n\u00bc gallon of chicken stock<\/p>\n
Bring the water to the boil, add the beans (make sure that they are clean of any grit or husks), onion and four epazote leaves and simmer until the beans are cooked.
\nIn another pan add the lard, the two remaining epazote leaves and the finely chopped garlic and lightly fry.
\nAdd to the beans and blend; finally add the chicken stock powder and consomm\u00e9. Bring to the boil and stir constantly until thoroughly blended.
\nNote: If you cannot find epazote, you can use chopped cilantro instead – just add more.
\nThis soup can be served with a topping of crispy tortilla strips and crumbled cheese or a drizzle of cream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A longtime Royal favorite! 1kg black beans 5 liters of water 6 leaves of epazote (Mexican herb) Half a white onion 5oz lard 2\u00bdoz garlic 2oz chicken stock powder \u00bc gallon of chicken stock Bring the water to the boil, add the beans (make sure that they are clean of any grit or husks), onion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-royal-recipes"],"yoast_head":"\r\n