Rediscovering Black Bean Soup

[elleng]

1 small (7-ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo (see note)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 onions, peeled and chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup red wine
2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and chopped
1 pound dry black beans
2 quarts mild vegetable or chicken stock
1 tablespoon oregano, preferably Mexican
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Red wine vinegar, to taste
FOR THE PICKLED ONIONS AND OTHER GARNISHES (OPTIONAL):
1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
Freshly squeezed juice of 2 limes
Salt
Sour cream or Mexican crema
Whole cilantro leaves

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/dining/black-bean-soup-recipe-video.html?

[guillaumeb]

1. I love black bean soup.

Some fried plantains and bread to go with it is also great.

[raven mad]

2. A favorite!

I haven't done this in SO long............... thanks!

[mitch96]

3. Looks like my regular black beans with

A mirepoix and two kinds of chilis, and some extra delicious stuff.. Down here in Miami we always put in some sort of pork product or fat back instead of oil...
BTW where do you get mexican oregano?? All I can find is Italian oregano.
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[elleng]

4. I have no idea where Mexican Oregano is found.

California???

Just checked. According to google, McCormick has it (and walmart.)

[japple]

6. All of the grocery stores around here have a section with spices and ingredients used

in Mexican and Hispanic dishes. I have found epazote there. They always have corn husks for tamales, as well as dried chiles and piloncillo cones.

[rogerashton]

5. We had black bean soup tonight.

But an older recipe my wife had. She saw the NYT recipe, and that reminded her; but she got a smoked pork shank at Reading Terminal Market and fixed the recipe in the back of her recipe scrapbook.

Really good.

(I had plans for that smoked hock, but my plans involved WHITE beans -- some other time. Pork chops with garlic tomorrow.)