Costa Rican Black Bean Soup

Enjolinfam's Note:

This sounds like a really good black bean soup...though I love most ALL black bean soup! I'll update once I've tried it. I'm posting this for ZWT 4. This is a recipe I got by Cinda Sanners from her "Soup Buffet" show.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 8 1 cup s ...

• 236.59 ml celery, finely diced
• 1 medium sweet onion, finely diced
• 1 medium red pepper, finely diced
• 236.59 ml fresh tomato, chopped
• 4.92 ml fresh garlic, minced
• 4.92 ml fresh ginger, minced (optional)
• 14.79 ml canola oil or 14.79 ml olive oil
• 709.77 ml black beans, canned including liquid (4 - 15 oz. cans)
• 709.77 ml vegetable stock
• 4.92 ml oregano
• 4.92 ml cumin
• 3.69 ml celery salt
• 3.69 ml coriander powder
• 2.46 ml thyme
• 2.46 ml cayenne
• 1.23 ml nutmeg
• 1.23 ml clove
• 2.46 ml allspice
• salt
• sour cream, can add a spoonful on top (optional)

Directions:

1. In a large stock pot, sauté celery, onion, red pepper, tomatoes, garlic and ginger in oil over medium heat until vegetables are tender and onion is clear.
2. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve hot.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

This soup has tons of flavor. The flavor is even better when reheated the next day. Most black bean soups have the predominent cumin and coriander taste. This one has those flavors plus so many other as well.... and they all play nicely together. A cool dallop of light sour cream is a great garnish for serving. Thanx for posting!

[Meghan]

Really great combo of flavors! I made a few adjustments in using a can of fire roasted diced tomatoes, adding some chipotle pepper and cilantro soup base but the overall combo of seasonings in this reacipe give it a fresh light taste!

[Starrynews]

Yum, this is definitely a keeper. I love the blend of spices. It is a wonderful variation on black bean soup. I omitted the salt and added a little water because I like to rinse my beans before use to get rid of the excess sodium, so I didn't have any canned liquid to add. I garnished with sour cream, chopped parsley, and a little bit of 4 cheese blend. Excellent! Thank you for sharing!