Smoky Black Bean Soup Recipes

SMOKY BLACK BEAN BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the carrot, corn and onion and cook until the vegetables being to soften, about 8 minutes. Season with salt.
• Add the garlic, chile powder and cumin and cook until the spices are fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the beans, chipotle and adobo sauce and stir just to combine. Pour in the stock and 1 cup water. Bring to a simmer and cook until thick and creamy, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Stir in the lime juice and season with salt, if necessary. Puree the hot soup with a hand blender, if desired, or leave chunky. Serve in soup bowls with the cilantro and a dollop of sour cream.

SMOKY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-low heat.
• Add onion, celery, carrot and garlic to the oil and simmer for about 15 minutes until vegetables are soft and onion is clear.
• Drain and rinse the black beans. Measure 3 cups of the drained & rinsed veans into a food processor with 1 cup of the chicken broth and puree on high speed until smooth.
• Add pureed bean and broth mixture to the cooked veggies along with remaining ingredients except for the lime juice. Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 60 minutes or until all ingredients are tender. Add the lime juice; stir to mix well and serve.
• For crockpot: Follow all directions through bringing the soup to a boil on the stove; pour into the crockpot and let simmer on low for 2-3 hours.

SMOKEY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pot over med heat.
• Add the onions, celery and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes.
• Add the broth, tomatoes, cilantro, cumin, and smoked paprika. Bring to a soft boil. Reduce heat, and cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the black beans and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
• Stir.
• At this time, if desired, puree 1/3 to 1/2 of the soup for a thicker texture. Totally optional.
• Add salt, if needed.
• Serve garnished with a dallop of the optional FF sour cream.

SMOKY BLACK BEAN AND RICE STOUP

Steps:

• Heat a soup pot over medium-high heat; add olive oil, then add the bacon; cook 3-4 minutes to render to fat.
• Add in the bay leaf, celery, onions, and garlic; cook 3-4 minutes to soften the veggies.
• Add in corn and 1 can black beans and their juice.
• Drain the other can, then add half the can of beans.
• Mash the remaining beans in the can with a fork to make a paste out of them, then scrape them into the pot.
• Add in coriander, chili powder, cumin, Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt/pepper to taste.
• Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, and stock; cover pot, increase heat to bring the stoup to a boil.
• Add in the rice; cover the stoup over a rolling simmer until the rice is tender but has a little bite left to it, 15 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings and serve.

SMOKY BLACK-BEAN SOUP WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high; add sausage and cook, stirring, until crisp, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add scallions, celery, and thyme to pan; cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes; bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes. Drain and rinse one can of beans, leaving the second in its liquid; add both to pan with 1 cup water.
• Return to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes. If desired, remove 1 cup of mixture and purée in a blender or food processor until smooth, about 15 seconds, then return to pan. Season with salt and pepper.
• Top each serving with cooked sausage, a dollop of sour cream, and a small handful of watercress. Sprinkle with pepper and celery leaves; serve.