Black Bean Soup Awesome Recipes

QUICK AND EASY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon in a cold pot. Turn heat to medium, cook and stir until the bacon is cooked but not crisp.
• Stir in onion; cook and stir for 5 minutes, until the onion turns translucent and golden.
• Stir in garlic; cook for 2-3 minutes. Add chicken stock, turn heat to medium-high. Stir in oregano, cayenne and salt. Add black beans and water. Return to a simmer.
• Simmer on medium-low, stirring occasionally, for 20-30 minutes. While it's cooking, mash about half the beans to thicken the soup.
• Stir in black pepper and cumin. Add salt to taste.
• Make the relish by stirring together minced green onion, sambal paste, and lime juice.
• Serve garnished with relish, chopped green onions, and sour cream.

SPICY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, onions, jalapenos and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add the cumin and coriander and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the chicken broth and black beans with their liquid. Increase the heat to medium high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Transfer about three-quarters of the soup to a blender and blend until smooth (be careful when blending hot liquids). Return the soup to the saucepan and season with salt. Serve topped with cilantro and sour cream.

CONTEST-WINNING BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash 1 can black beans; set aside. In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion, red pepper and jalapeno in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Stir in the broth, tomatoes, cumin, coriander, hot sauce, pepper, bay leaf, mashed black beans and remaining whole beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. , Discard bay leaf. Stir in lime juice. Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1-1/2 teaspoons green onion.

AWESOME HEALTHY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place onion, water, broth and cumin in a stock pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to medium heat.
• When onions are soft, place beans and rotel in the stock pot. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Blend with a hand blender. ( I don't like thin soup, so I only do this for 20-30 seconds)
• Add diced tomatoes and cilantro. Simmer for 10-15 more minutes.
• Serve topped with a bit of sour cream and crushed tortilla chips.

QUICK BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil, add onion, garlic and thyme.
• Sauté about 8 minutes or until onion is golden.
• Add beans, bean liquid, broth, tomatoes, and hot pepper sauce.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes until soup thickens, stirring occasionally.
• Puree soup in blender in 2 batches.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

BLACK BEAN SOUP AWESOME

Steps:

• 1. Rinse beans and place in large bowl. Cover with cold water and soak over night. Drain, rinse and set aside. 2. Heat oil in dutch oven over low heat. Add onions and garlic and cook over low heat until onions are wilted, about 10 minutes 3. add the beans with the ham bone and the water to the pot. Stir in 2 T of the cuin, the oregano, bay leaves, black pepper, cayenne, and 2 T each of the parsley and cilantro. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer uncovered until the beans are very tender and the liquid is reduced by about three quarters. This will take 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours. 4. Transfer the ham bone to a plate and let cool slightly. Finely shred any meat on the bone and return to the pot. 5. Stir in the remaining 4 T parsley, 2 more T of the cilantro, the salt, and all but 1/4 cup of the bell pepper, the remaining 1 tsp cumin, the sherry , brown sugar, and lime juice. Simmer another 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Adjust the seasonings. 6. Run 1/2 of soup through food processor. Add back to pot. Serve hot and garnish with creme fraiche, remaining diced red pepper and chopped cilantro.

BEST BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Empty the can of chiles into a blender or food processor. Purée until smooth, scrape into a container, and set aside. Put on a teakettle of water to boil, and keep hot.
• In a large, heavy pot, heat olive oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add carrots, onions and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened but not browned, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Pour in wine and let simmer until pan is almost dry and vegetables are coated. Add jalapeños and cook, stirring, just until softened, 2 minutes. Push the vegetables out to the edges of the pot and dollop 2 teaspoons of chipotle purée in the center. Let fry for a minute and then stir together with the vegetables.
• Add beans, stock, oregano and bay leaves. Stir, bring to a boil, and let boil 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, partly covered, stirring occasionally and adding hot water as needed to keep the soup liquid and runny, not sludgy. Continue cooking until beans are just softened and fragrant, 1 to 2 hours. Add salt and pepper and keep cooking until beans are soft.
• Meanwhile, make the pickled onions, if using: In a bowl, combine sliced onions, lime juice and a sprinkling of salt. Let soften at room temperature until crunchy and tart, about 30 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Squeeze dry in paper towels and refrigerate until ready to serve. If desired, chop coarsely before serving.
• Adjust the texture of the soup: The goal is to combine whole beans, soft chunks and a velvety broth. Some beans release enough starch while cooking to produce a thick broth without puréeing. If soup seems thin, use an immersion blender or blender to purée a small amount of the beans until smooth, then stir back in. Continue until desired texture is reached, keeping in mind that the soup will continue to thicken as it sits.
• Heat the soup through, taste and adjust the seasonings with salt, pepper, drops of red wine vinegar and dabs of chipotle purée.
• Serve in deep bowls, garnishing each serving with sour cream, pickled onions, cilantro leaves, sliced chiles and avocado as desired.

EASY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion in olive oil.
• When onion becomes translucent, add cumin.
• Cook 30 seconds, then add garlic and cook for another 30 to 60 seconds.
• Add 1 can black beans and 2 cups vegetable broth.
• Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Turn off heat.
• Using a hand blender, blend the ingredients in the pot, or transfer to a blender.
• Add the second can of beans to the pot along with blended ingredients and bring to a simmer.
• Serve soup with bowls of red onion and cilantro for garnish.
• I add a bit of cilantro to the pot, too.
• Can be doubled or frozen.