Black Bean Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
8 cups
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups dried black beans, picked over
- 1 1⁄2 lbs smoked ham hock, tough outer skin and visible fat cut away and discarded
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped fine
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 6 cups water
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 small red onion, chopped fine
directions
- In a 4-quart saucepan simmer beans, ham hock, yellow onion, garlic, cumin, water, and broth, partially covered, until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
- (Old beans may take longer to cook.) Transfer ham hock to a work surface and cool until it can be handled.
- Cut away ham and chop fine, discarding bone and fat.
- Transfer 1 1/2 cups each beans and cooking liquid to a blender and let cool slightly.
- Purée mixture (use caution when blending hot liquids) and return to pan.
- Stir in ham, vinegar, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste and heat until hot.
- Serve soup sprinkled with red onion.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bev I Am
United States
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