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Black Bean Soup

Black Bean Soup — a soup recipe, 13 ingredients, about 120 min.

Serves 12 · 120 min · Soup

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Ingredients

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  • 6 cups dried black beans
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 7 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 or 2 jalapeños, finely-chopped (to taste)
  • 1½ large onions, diced
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 cup sour cream for garnish
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 cup sour cream for garnish → lactose-free sour cream or coconut yogurt

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Steps

  1. Pick over the beans.
  2. Place in large bean pot and add water to cover by at least 2 inches (~5 cm).
  3. Soak overnight, then change water.
  4. Bring beans to a boil. Reduce heat, then simmer until beans start to soften, around ½ hour.
  5. Add bay leaves, bell peppers, chili powder, cumin, garlic, jalapeños, onions, and red wine vinegar.
  6. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Simmer ½ to 1 hour, until beans are soft.
  8. Take out bay leaves.
  9. Stir in cilantro.
  10. Add some sour cream.
  11. Serve.

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Nutrition (per serving)
Calories390
Protein22.0 g
Fat6.0 g
Carbs65.0 g
Fiber16.0 g
Sodium214 mg

Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0