African Bean Soup

Description
African Bean Soup

Ingredients

 * 3 Tbsp margarine or soy spread
 * 2 cups carrots thinly sliced
 * 12 cups boiling water
 * 1 cup black eye peas dry
 * 1 cup navy beans dry
 * 1 cup green pepper diced
 * 3 1/2 tsp salt
 * 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper
 * 1 cup salted peanuts chopped
 * 2 Tbsp onion powder
 * 1 Tbsp basil leaves crushed
 * 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander

Directions
(add more water, if necessary, to cover).
 * 1) Melt margarine in large stock pot.
 * 2) Add carrots. Cook for 5 minutes.
 * 3) Add water, black eyed peas, navy beans, green pepper, salt, and crushed red pepper
 * 1) Cook, covered, until ingredients are tender, 1 1/2-2 hours.
 * 2) Add peanuts, onion powder, basil, and coriander during last 10-15 minutes of cooking.
 * 3) Taste to correct seasonings.
 * 4) Soup should be thick.