Recipe of Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup

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Simple Way to Make Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook black bean (w/ ham) soup using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup:

1. Make ready 1 lb. dried black beans
2. Make ready 3 tbs. olive or vegetable oil
3. Prepare 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
4. Prepare 1 green bell pepper, chopped
5. Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced
6. Prepare 3 tbs. tomato paste
7. Make ready 1 smoked ham hock
8. Get 7 cups vegetable stock
9. Make ready 1 bay leaf
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp. cumin
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp. coriander
12. Make ready 1/2 tsp. thyme
13. Get Dash paprika
14. Take 3 cups cooked ham, cubed
15. Get 1/4 cup dry sherry
16. Get Dash salt and pepper

Looking for the best black bean soup? My Smoky Black Bean Ham Soup is thick and meaty and loaded with extras like fire roasted hatch chiles, diced tomatoes and jalapenos. Top this ham hock and beans recipe with all your favorites, like queso fresco, cilantro and a squeeze of lime. Black Bean soup is comfort food that takes minimal ingredients, is super low-calorie, and is high in fiber.

Instructions

Steps to make Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup:

1. Soak the black beans and prep according to the package direction. [For a quick soak, use the boiling water method.]
2. In a large pot over medium heat, begin heating the oil and sauté the onions and bell pepper until tender, about 5-6 minutes. Add the garlic and sweat them for 30 seconds.
3. Add the tomato paste and mix all the ingredients well.
4. Pour in the vegetable broth and then add the drained beans, ham hock and the bay leaf.
5. Bring to a slight boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the cumin, coriander, thyme, and paprika. Partially cover the pot and cook for about 2 hours until the beans are tender.
6. Remove the ham bone and shred off any meat. Set aside. Allow the soup to cool for a few minutes.
7. Depending on desired consistency (smooth or chunky), you can puree the soup by using a handheld immersion blender or in batches with a blender.
8. Add the cooked ham and shredded meat to the soup in the pot. Season with salt and pepper (to taste) and add the sherry. Cook for 15 minutes on medium heat uncovered to heat through.
9. Serve with toppings of choice such as sour cream or yogurt, green onions, chopped hard-boiled egg, etc. Serve with some crusty bread.

Start by sauteing some carrots, onion, celery, and garlic. Pretty much the standard "soup starters". Black bean soup is a kind of seasoned soup in which black turtle beans are puréed enough that they are swimming in liquid and have a mouthfeel like cream soup, but not to the point of making the mixture sludgy. The velvety, aromatic broth is called sopa negra or caldo de frijol. This vegan Cuban Black Bean Soup is comforting and hearty and sticks to your bones without being overly heavy.

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