Second Round Pepper Point Soup
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TypeSoup
Serves4 people
DateOctober 5, 2026
Sharp Brazilian soup with two halved eggs as ballot box—just the tension of a second round.
A Brazilian, sharp-sour tomato and pepper soup with two halved boiled eggs as voting buttons, facing each other in a circle. The eggs form a recognizable ballot box with two round openings: the second round. The sharp and fresh flavors reflect the election tension.
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 red chili pepper
- 1 green chili pepper
- 800 g ripe tomatoes
- 1 lime
- 1 l vegetable stock
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 eggs
- 1 can black beans (400 g, drained)
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- fresh coriander (a handful)
Method
- Finely chop the onion and garlic.
- Slice the bell peppers and chili peppers into strips (remove seeds for less heat if desired).
- Cut the tomatoes into pieces.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan and sauté onion and garlic for 2 minutes.
- Add peppers, chilies, and tomatoes, cook for 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the stock and bring to a boil. Let simmer for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, hard-boil the eggs for 8 minutes, cool in cold water, and peel.
- Add the black beans to the soup and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Roughly blend the soup with a stick blender (some texture should remain).
- Season with salt, pepper, and the juice of 1 lime.
- Slice the eggs lengthwise.
- Pour the soup into bowls. Place two egg halves opposite each other at the rim, as the openings of a ballot box. Garnish with fresh coriander.
Serving notes
- Serve with tortilla chips for extra crunch.
- Offer extra lime wedges for those who want more sourness.
- Let the egg halves remain clearly visible: everyone will see the ballot box and the second round.