African Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
2 cups carrots, thinly sliced
12 cups boiling water
1 cup dried black-eyed peas
1 cup dried navy beans
1 cup green pepper, diced
3 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup salted peanuts, chopped
2 tablespoons onion powder
1 tablespoon basil leaves, crushed
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander

Preparation

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