Black Beans And Sour Cream Recipes

BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, cumin, chili powder and salt. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reserve 1 cup of the beans.
• Add the remaining beans, 2 cups of broth, and the tomato sauce to the pan.
• Place the reserved 1 cup of beans and 1/2 cup broth in a food processor and process until well mashed. Stir into the soup. Bring to a simmer and cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Whisk the sour cream and lime juice in small bowl.
• Drizzle each serving with the sour cream and sprinkle with green onions.

BLACK BEANS AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Put the beans in a pan with water to cover by 1".
• Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 1 hour.
• Add the onions, bay leaf, thyme, celery and parsley.
• Add ham bone or substitute diced salt pork, olive oil or bacon fat, as above.
• Cook (simmer) until the beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Add salt to taste and a small dash of Tabasco Sauce.
• Discard bay leaf, vegetables and ham bone.
• Put the beans and their liquid in a casserole, add the rum, correct the seasoning, and bake at 350F until well heated; about 20 minutes.
• Serve with cold sour cream (you probably want more than just a dollop!)
• Enjoy!

BLACK BEAN AND BEEF CHILI WITH GREEN SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Toast the chiles in a saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the stock and simmer to reconstitute, 10 minutes, then puree with 2 to 4 tablespoons of the liquid until smooth. In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high to high heat. To the pot add the mushrooms and brown. Then add the meat, brown and crumble. Season the meat with the coriander, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper. Then add the onions, garlic, tomato paste, thyme, Worcestershire, bay leaf and cinnamon stick. Deglaze with the beer and add the beans and pepper puree and simmer 45 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaf. Serve right away, or cool, refrigerate and then reheat on the stovetop. When ready to serve, peel and pit the avocado. Puree the avocado, sour cream and lemon juice, and season with salt. Top the chili with the cheese, green sour cream and serve with the chips.

BLACK BEANS WITH CREAM

Steps:

• Sautee onion in oil.
• Add beans and lemon juice.
• Separatelty, mix sour cream with parsely and radish.
• Serve beans hot and place a dollop of the prepared cream on top of them.
• May be served with tortilla chips.

BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH CILANTRO-LIME SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Place beans in large bowl. Add enough water to cover by 3 inches. Let stand overnight. Drain well.
• Cook bacon in heavy large pot over medium heat until brown but still soft, about 4 minutes. Add celery, onion, carrots and leeks and sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 10 minutes. Add beans, chicken broth, tomato, 1/2 cup cilantro, parsley, garlic, jalapeño, vinegar, cumin and coriander. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer soup until beans are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours.
• Working in batches, transfer soup to blender and process until slightly chunky puree forms. Return soup to pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.)
• Mix sour cream, lemon juice, lime juice and 1/2 cup cilantro in small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Place dollop of sour cream mixture atop soup. Garnish with additional chopped cilantro and chopped tomato.