Caribbean Eggplant And Black Bean Soup Recipes

CARIBBEAN EGGPLANT AND BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-quart Dutch oven, heat the oil over low heat. Add green pepper, celery, garlic, and carrots; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes or until the vegetables are soft. Stir in the cumin, allspice, oregano, and salt and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes (break them up) and sherry, honey, and the lime rind. Bring to a boil, cover, cook for 15 minutes. Add eggplant and cook, covered, for 10 minutes or until tender. Stir in the beans and red pepper sauce and cook just until heated through.

BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive / canola oil over medium heat in a large sauce pan. Add the onions, garlic, thyme, ginger, paprika, jalapeño and sauté, stirring occasionally until onions are soft and translucent - about 6-7 minutes. Do not brown.
• Add the black beans, potatoes, tomatoes, bay leaf, bouillon powder, chicken and salt .
• Sauce for about a minute or two , add broth then bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for about 25 minutes or more until potatoes are tender and soup has a creamy consistency.
• Adjust seasonings and thickness of soup according to preference with broth and spices.
• Remove, garnish with fresh parsley leaves or cilantro and serve warm with corn bread and avocado

CARIBBEAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water and black beans to a boil, simmer 5 minutes.
• Cover tightly and let stand for 2 hours.
• Simmer 90 minutes until beans are cooked. Dump into a colander to drain.
• Saute carrot, celery, onion, garlic, coriander, cumin and vegetable oil.
• Add beans, vegetable stock, and uncooked rice.
• Simmer gently 1 hour.
• Add remaining ingredients and pepper to taste.
• Heat through and serve.

PUERTO RICAN-STYLE BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Stir 1 tablespoon seasoning blend in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until fragrant and slightly darker in color, about 4 minutes. Transfer seasoning to processor. Add black beans, vegetable broth and olive oil to processor and purée until mixture is almost smooth, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally. Transfer purée to same saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Mix in lime juice. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with lime wedges.

CARIBBEAN-STYLE BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in 4 quarts water.
• Drain. Combine beans, onions, green pepper, garlic, ham, oil, cumin, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, and 3 cups fresh water.
• Stir well.
• Cover.
• Cook on Low 8-10 hours, or High 4-5 hours.
• For a thick soup, remove half of cooked bean mixture and puree until smooth in a blender or mash with potato masher.
• Return to cooker.
• If you like a soup-ier soup, leave as is.
• Add vinegar and stir well.
• Debone ham, cut into bite-sized pieces and return to soup.
• Serve in soup bowls.
• Can be topped with sour cream and fresh cilantro.