Authentic Peruvian Bean Soup [Vegan] – One Green Planet

Soup:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
• 2 cups cubed seitan, or reconstituted soy curls, or textured soy protein chunks
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon dried oregano leaves
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 cups cooked or canned Peruvian or Mexican yellow beans, or pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup diced peeled raw orange winter squash (or orange sweet potato, if you have no winter squash)

Broth:

• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes
• 2 teaspoons flavorful vegan “chicken-style” broth powder or paste (or equivalent cubes for 2 cups)
• 2 teaspoons flavorful vegan vegetable or “beefy” broth powder or paste (or equivalent cubes for 2 cups)
• 2 teaspoons Sriracha hot sauce
• 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
• 1 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 1 teaspoons salt

Additional:

• 4 ounces dry tubular pasta – penne is the preferred variety