"Frijole" Soup

One of my favorite soups, believe it or not, is a special bean soup that I first tasted when living in Central America.

It's "frijole" (pronounced frih-hole-ley).  Now, frijoles are small, dark beans that can be found in packages in most supermarkets. 

Here in the United States, however, they are not called "frijoles" ----just small, dark red beans.

We use a crock pot to cook them, usually overnight on a low setting.

For the soup, hubs adds boullion cubes dissolved in boiling water.  

Then, he adds onion powder, maybe a touch of cayenne or red pepper flakes and, if available, fresh chopped cilantro or green onion.

Oh!  And he cracks a raw egg into the hot broth, too, and lets it harden a bit.

I also like to add a big dollop of sour cream on top. Mmm mmm mmm

The result is a truly luscious soup. 

We always eat it with warm, folded tortillas. 

This might not appeal to everyone but I love frijole soup!

HAVE YOU EATEN BEAN SOUP? DO YOU LIKE IT?