Cliff's Healthy Hearty Hot Project Team Black Bean Soup
One Pound of Dried Black Beans
One Large Sweet Onion (Vidalia if possible)
Canned Whole Tomatoes (Organic if possible)
Garlic crushed, 3 to five cloves.
3 to 5 Jalapeno Peppers
3 to 5 Carrots
Oregano
See spices list below.
Soak the beans overnight in enough water to cover them, allowing for their expansion, about two quarts should do it.
If there is a seasoning packet with the beans, put its' content in your compost pile, particularly if the first two are salt and sugar. We will season the soup ourselves.
Sautee a large sweet onion and about three to five Jalepeno peppers, cut into hearty pieces. I put in the seeds too. Your heat tolerance may vary so add pepper accordingly.
Add a pint can of no salt added or organic whole tomatoes into a large pot that has a cover, into about three tablespoons of Canola oil. Crush the tomatoes roughly with your hands. After the onions and peppers have sauteed for about 10 minutes, add them then turn the heat to medium on the pot. Drain and add the beans. Add three tablespoons of garlic more or less according to your taste, then add about the same of dried real orgegano. Add about two cups of raw carrots cut into 1/4 inch rounds or so. Make sure you have enough water to keep all the vegetables covered in the pot, with some room for bubbling. Now, get these vegetables almost bubbling.
In the meantime, cook some lean ground beef in a skillet until brown. Drain it well on paper towl and add it to the vegetable pot. Add the following spices to the mix:
Tsp Ground Cumin
Tsp Curry Powder
Tsp Cayenne Pepper
Tsp Sea Salt if you want.
Bring the heat up to a rolling boil stirring occasionally, for at least a 20 minute boil, then bring the heat to simmer, just an occasional bubble, not a rolling boil. Go study for your Professional Project Management Exam (PMP) for an hour or two, taking a break every 10 to 15 minutes to stir your pot of Black Bean Soup. Add some water to top off any boiled away, enough to cover the soup.
In a couple hours, have a cup of delicious soup with some Feta sprinkled on top, and practice exam questions with your Performance PMP Exam Simulator.
Don't forget to take the rest into your team for a lunch and lesson's learned...
