Three Sisters Soup With Red Bean And Corn Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 teaspoons peanut oil
2 onions, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 cup corn kernel
1 cup green beans
1 cup lima beans
1 cup red kidney beans, cooked
1 zucchini
3 cups water
3 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Red Bean and Corn Dumplings for 3 Sisters Soup
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup cooked red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon peanut oil
3 tablespoons broth, from 3 sisters soup

Preparation

Heat the oil in a large soup pot, then saute the onions and peppers in it over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Carefully add the next 11 ingredients (corn through 1/2 teaspoons black pepper), stirring well.
Bring the soup to a boil, then lower the heat so that the soup simmers actively while you prepare the dumplings.
Red Bean& Corn Dumplings for 3 Sisters Soup.
Assemble all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix together to form a batter.
Then drop the batter by spoonfuls into the simmering soup.
Cover the pot and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.