Super Black Bean Soup
Super Black Bean Soup recipe
Yield
16 servingsPrep
20 minCook
3 hrsReady
4 hrsTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable oil
olive |
|
| ½ | pound |
salt pork
diced |
|
| 1 | pound |
ham hock
|
|
| 8 | large |
onions
chopped |
|
| 6 | each |
garlic cloves
|
|
| 6 | each |
celery stalks
chopped |
|
| 2 | pounds |
beans
black |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
black pepper
cayenne |
|
| 4 | teaspoons |
cumin
ground |
|
| 4 | cans |
chicken broth
|
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
vinegar
wine |
|
| 1 | cup |
sherry
dry |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable oil
olive |
|
| 226.8 | g |
salt pork
diced |
|
| 453.6 | g |
ham hock
|
|
| 8 | large |
onions
chopped |
|
| 6 | each |
garlic cloves
|
|
| 6 | each |
celery stalks
chopped |
|
| 907.2 | g |
beans
black |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
black pepper
cayenne |
|
| 2E+1 | ml |
cumin
ground |
|
| 4 | cans |
chicken broth
|
*
|
| 59 | ml |
vinegar
wine |
|
| 237 | ml |
sherry
dry |
*
|
Directions
Heat oil in a 10 to 12 quart pan over medium heat. Add salt pork, ham, onion, garlic, celery.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegs. are very soft and lightly browned.
Rinse and sort beans, drain, and add to pan along with red pepper, cumin and broth.
Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat, cover and simmer until bean mash easily--2 to 3 hrs.
Shred meat andamp; return to pan--discard skin andamp; bones.
Skim and discard fat from soup.
Whirl soup, a portion at a time, in blender or food processor until smooth.
Stop here if serving next day.
Cover and refrigerate.
Return soup to pot and heat to steaming, stirring often.
Blend in vinegar and sherry.
Pass condiments at table to add to individual servings.
