What is Belizean Black Soup?

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Lentils are lower in calories and cook faster.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu is a plant-based protein option.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: vinegar

💰Cheaper: lemon juice

Lemon juice provides a similar acidity.

Cut up a whole chicken, using only half for the soup.

Wash the chicken with white vinegar and pick through it for desired pieces.

Crumble black ricado over the chicken pieces.

Season the chicken with salt and black pepper, but be cautious as the black ricado contains salt.

Boil water and add salt to it for boiling eggs; set eggs to come to room temperature.

Add eggs to boiling salted water and set a timer for 12 minutes.

Take a 5-pound tube of ground beef, cut off about 1 pound, and break it up in a skillet.

Add 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil to the skillet and heat it up before adding the ground beef.

Cook the ground beef until browned, stirring occasionally.

Add water to a bowl to rinse out the black ricado and then add water to the pot with chicken, filling it about 3/4 full.

Boil the chicken pieces for at least 30 minutes before adding other ingredients.

Crack and prepare the hard-boiled eggs after the timer goes off.

Add the ground beef to the pot and stir.

Taste the soup and adjust seasoning with more salt if needed.

Add the hard-boiled eggs to the soup.

Add cherry tomatoes to the soup last and cover with a lid to let simmer for about 5 minutes.

Serve the soup with tortillas.

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