Cheater's Bean Soup

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 12 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 4 (19 ounce) cans black beans
• 4 12 cups vegetable cocktail or 4 12 cups tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• chopped fresh cilantro
• lime wedge

1. Drain and rinse the beans, but keep the liquid in which the beans were packed.
2. Puree the beans thoroughly in a food processor.
3. Saute the seasonings in the oil in a large soup pot.
4. Add the beans, the vegetable cocktail and the sugar.
5. Stir well.
6. Bring to a simmer.
7. Taste the soup, and thin it with water or the bean liquid, according to whether you think the soup needs more salt or not.
8. (The bean packing liquid is very salty.)
9. Serve with chopped coriander and lime wedges.

olive oil, ground cumin, ground pepper, oregano, black beans, vegetable cocktail, sugar, fresh cilantro, lime wedge

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cheaters-bean-soup-39124 (may not work)