Vegetable and Legume Broth

Ingredients

• 1 liter water
• 1 jícara lentils
• 1 jícara haricot beans
• 1 jícara red kidney beans (alubias encarnadas)
• carrots
• leeks
• small onions
• parsley
• cauliflower
• salt
• fried oil (aceite frito)

Instructions

1. Combine one liter of water with one jícara each of lentils, haricot beans, and red kidney beans. Add carrots, leeks, small onions, parsley, and cauliflower.
2. Season with salt. Pass the broth through a fine sieve or tamiz (strainer). Finish the broth by composing it with fried oil (aceite frito).
3. This broth is well-suited for children and convalescents.