Black Bean Soup with Garlic and Summer Savory Recipe

In hot vegetable oil, saute onions and jalapeno pepper for 3 minutes. Add garlic and half of the summer savory, and saute for another 3 minutes. Add 2 cups black beans and 2 cups water. Saute, mixing constantly, until all water is absorbed by the beans and mixture acquires the consistency of thick puree. This will be your roux, or base, for the soup.

Add the chicken stock and boil for 5 minutes. Strain creamy liquid through fine sieve, pressing all juices and puree through. Return liquid to pot and add remaining 4 cups of beans, salt and paprika. Boil for another 5 minutes. Sprinkle with mixture of olive oil, lime juice and remaining fresh summer savory leaves.

Serve with flour tortilla chips, preferably homemade, or cut store-bought flour tortillas into wedges and deep fry for 5 minutes in very hot vegetable oil.