Cuban Navy Bean Soup Recipes

NAVY BEAN SOUP I

Steps:

• Combine beans, water, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, ham, bouillon, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, garlic, and bay leaf in a stock pot; bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for two hours.
• Add additional water. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for an additional two hours. Discard bay leaf.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, cover the beans with water, covering them by 2 inches. Add bay leaf, cumin, oregano, and Italian pepper. Simmer until the beans are tender, about 45 minutes.
• After 45 minutes, remove the pepper.
• In a saute pan, saute onions, red, and green peppers until translucent. Puree in a blender, this is the sofrito.
• In the same pan, saute the garlic. Add to the beans, along with the sofrito, 1/4-cup olive oil, sugar, and vinegar. Season with salt and continue to cook until very thick, about 45 minutes. Garnish with finely chopped red onion.

CUBAN NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Drain beans, combine with water& bay leaf& simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Add additional water if necessary.
• In a skillet, heat olive oil& cook garlic& onions 6 minutes.
• Add tomatoes& cook for 10 minutes.
• When beans are tender, add tomato mixture, potato, saffron, salt, pepper, cumin, cabbage& squash& cook for another 30 minutes.
• Add more water and stir as necessary.
• Serve garnished with parsley.

BEST NAVY BEAN & BACON SOUP

Steps:

• In the bottom of your pot, saute celery, garlic, carrot, onion, and bacon until the bacon is cooked through and the vegetables are soft.
• Add navy beans and chicken broth to the vegetables.
• Simmer until heated through.
• Add seasoning to taste.
• Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes or so.
• If soup gets too thick, add more chicken broth.
• Discard bacon.
• Remove half of soup and place in a blender or food processor. Pulse a few times and add mixture back to the pot.
• Serve with fresh chopped green onions. Can substitue other fresh onions if desired.
• Diced ham may be substituted for bacon and left in the soup.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, saute the celery, onion, garlic and jalapeno in oil until onion is tender. Stir in the beans, broth, water, seasonings and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Cool slightly., In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return to the pan; heat through. Garnish each serving with tomatoes, sour cream and cilantro.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Rinse beans and remove any particles or bad beans; place in a saucepan and cover with 2 inches water. Add celery and bay leaves. Bring to a boil and cook over high heat, adding more water as necessary, for 10 minutes. Drain beans and remove and discard celery.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and carrot; saute until onions are fairly translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, and chile flakes; continue to cook until heated through and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Place tomatoes and water in a slow cooker. Add onion mixture, beans, and bay leaves.
• Cook until beans are tender enough that you can easily smash one between your tongue and the top of your mouth, on Low for 6 hours or High for 4 hours. Add vinegar. Taste to adjust seasonings and add hot pepper sauce.

CUBAN NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Drain beans, combine with water & bay leaf & simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Add additional water if necessary. In a skillet, heat olive oil & cook garlic & onions 6 minutes. Add tomatoes & cook for 10 minutes. When beans are tender, add tomato mixture, potato, saffron, salt, pepper, cumin, cabbage & squash & cook for another 30 minutes. Add more water as necessary. Serve garnished with parsley.