Black Bean and Smoked Sausage Soup

Submitted by TigerJo

"I can easily make this after work, even if I have to prep everything from scratch. The original recipe was adapted from a Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. It called for 1 lb of dried black beans but for us, canned works best on a weeknight. I've used either 2 or 3 cans of beans, it depends on how thick you like your bean soup. I think the coriander and sherry are the key to it's taste."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 1 -2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons pressed or minced garlic
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained & rinsed
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced canned tomatoes, undrained
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄8 - 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• salt
• 1 lb kielbasa or 1 lb smoked sausage (halved lengthwise and sliced orq uartered and sliced)
• 3 tablespoons dry sherry

directions

1. In a Dutch oven or 6qt stockpot saute onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic in olive oil until tender; add beans, tomatoes, chicken stock, coriander, red pepper flakes and salt (if needed); Bring to boiling, reduce heat, cover and simmer for at least 30 minutes.
2. In the meantime (optional) cook sausage in a nonstick pan and drain; set aside (we like the flavor a little better that way).
3. Add sausage& dry sherry; stir 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
4. Serve soup with sour cream, and shredded cheddar if desired; and a nice crusty bread.

Reviews

[weekend cooker]

Almost doubled the sausage, and omitted the celery. This did make for an after school warmer upper in the winter. Spices were excellent, and was great, as I simmered it while I was out, and ready when we got home. Very flavorful indeed. Made for the Best of 2013 Tag.

 

[KateL]

Excellent soup, used half kielbasa and half smoked Italian sausage. We had a sample of the soup the first night, and enjoyed more depth two nights later. This was so easy that I will look for heartier sausages (maybe make and smoke my own Chaurice or Andouille sausage) to further enhance the flavor). By the way, I pureed a third can of black beans in the chicken broth in my Vitamix to thicken the soup. Made for Best of 2012 tag game.

 

[mandabears]

~TigerJo~ this was very good. I hate bell peppers, so I threw in a can of green chiles as a substitution. I used the 2 cans of black beans, Progresso Brand that a 19 ounce can. I also used the fire roasted tomatoes. Great and easy, what more could anyone ask for. Great supper with crusty bread and a green salad.

 

[Maito]

Excellent soup. I doubled all the veggies and halved the sausage (and used Mexican chorizo). Between that and fire roasted tomatoes, this was deliciously smoky. A definite new favorite!

 

[gailanng]

October and 68 degrees, I make soup!