Black Bean Soup - The Defined Dish Recipes Recipes (2024)

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 2 hours hrs

Total: 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Servings: 4 people

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• ▢ 1 lb dried black beans *presoaked, see note
• ▢ 4 strips bacon, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• ▢ 1/2 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced (about 1.5 cups)
• ▢ 1/2 serrano pepper, thinly sliced
• ▢ 1 tsp kosher salt
• ▢ 1/2 tsp black pepper
• ▢ 1 tsp garlic powder
• ▢ 1 tsp dried oregano
• ▢ 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• ▢ 1/2 tsp chili powder
• ▢ 1/2 tsp paprika
• ▢ 1 [32-ounce] carton chicken broth
• ▢ 2 bay leaves
• ▢ 2 tbsp lemon juice

For Serving (all optional):

• ▢ sour cream or greek yogurt Kite Hill has a great DF Sour Cream
• ▢ cilantro leaves, finely chopped
• ▢ fritos

Presoak the Beans *see note:

• Rinse the beans and pick out any stones. Then add beans to a large bowl and fill with water until covered by 2 inches. Leave to soak overnight. Drain and rinse before cooking.

Make the Soup:

• In a large pot over medium heat, add bacon pieces and cook, stirring, until they are lighty browned on the edges, 3 to 4 minutes.

• Add the onion, serrano, salt and pepper and continue to cook, stirring, until the onions are tender, about 4 minutes.

• Add the garlic powder, oregano, cumin, chili powder, paprika and toast the spices, about 1 minute-- stirring constantly to be careful not to burn-- to bring out the flavor.

• Add the beans (drained + rinsed), the broth, and the bay leaves. Bring contents in the pot to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to a low simmer, cover, and cook until the beans are tender, about 2 hours-- stirring occasionally.

• When the beans are tender, transfer 1.5 cups of the soup (make sure you don't have the bay leaves in there) to a blender and blend until smooth. Add pureed beans back into the soup for some texture. Stir in the lemon juice. Taste, add more salt if desired.

• Serve black bean soup as is OR you can top with a dollop of sour cream and chopped cilantro. I also love to serve mine with hot sauce and fritos! 🙂 enjoy!

Servings: 4 people