Taco Soup

Ingredients:
1 C diced onion
2 Tbsps. olive oil
1 C red beans
1 C kennel corns
1 C salsa
1 cup cooked tomato
2 Tbsp. pepper paste
2 Tbsp. taco seasoning
1 Tbsp. cumin
1 tsp turmeric
2 tsps. salt
5 cups water
2 tbsp starch
1/4 C fine bulgur

Making:
Sautee diced onion in a pan with 2 Tbsp Olive oil until it comes translucent
Bring the heat low setting
Add cooked tomato
Add salsa
**(If u used hot salsa no need any chili pepper, if you used mild salsa add 1 small red chili pepper)
**If you use homemade salsa follow the recipe followed)

Making Salsa:
3  (big boy) tomatoes
1/2 red onion
1 jalapeno pepper
1 clove garlic
1/2 Cup chopped cilantro
1/2 Tbsps. rice vinegar
2 tsp salt
Bring all ingredients together in the blender and blend 30-second pulse. Not more than that.
Your salsa is ready. Use 1 cup of this salsa for your soup.
Add beans and corns
Stir few times
Add turmeric, turmeric and salt
Add 4 cups water
Start simmering
Dissolve starch in 1 cup of water and add this into the soup.
Add bulgur
Simmer the soup 15 more minutes,
Serve with corn chips and garnishes cilantro.
8/5/2015
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