Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup
Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup

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This hearty black bean soup is what you need on a cold and dreary day! Made with ham shanks, sweet potatoes, bell pepper, onion, cumin, and The foundation ingredients are black beans, smoked ham hock or shank, onions, and spices. Looking for the best black bean soup?

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have black bean (w/ ham) soup using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup:
  1. Make ready 1 lb. dried black beans
  2. Get 3 tbs. olive or vegetable oil
  3. Make ready 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  4. Get 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  5. Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced
  6. Prepare 3 tbs. tomato paste
  7. Take 1 smoked ham hock
  8. Prepare 7 cups vegetable stock
  9. Make ready 1 bay leaf
  10. Take 1/2 tsp. cumin
  11. Make ready 1/2 tsp. coriander
  12. Get 1/2 tsp. thyme
  13. Make ready Dash paprika
  14. Make ready 3 cups cooked ham, cubed
  15. Make ready 1/4 cup dry sherry
  16. Get Dash salt and pepper

A simple black bean soup, spiced up with cumin and chili powder, and flavored with chunks of ham. Top it off with cheese, sour cream and salsa, and this is a soup you won't want to pass up. I fed my mom and dad, and all three of us went back for seconds. This black bean soup recipe is nicely flavored with garlic, a meaty ham bone, and spices.

Steps to make Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup:
  1. Soak the black beans and prep according to the package direction. [For a quick soak, use the boiling water method.]
  2. In a large pot over medium heat, begin heating the oil and sauté the onions and bell pepper until tender, about 5-6 minutes. Add the garlic and sweat them for 30 seconds.
  3. Add the tomato paste and mix all the ingredients well.
  4. Pour in the vegetable broth and then add the drained beans, ham hock and the bay leaf.
  5. Bring to a slight boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the cumin, coriander, thyme, and paprika. Partially cover the pot and cook for about 2 hours until the beans are tender.
  6. Remove the ham bone and shred off any meat. Set aside. Allow the soup to cool for a few minutes.
  7. Depending on desired consistency (smooth or chunky), you can puree the soup by using a handheld immersion blender or in batches with a blender.
  8. Add the cooked ham and shredded meat to the soup in the pot. Season with salt and pepper (to taste) and add the sherry. Cook for 15 minutes on medium heat uncovered to heat through.
  9. Serve with toppings of choice such as sour cream or yogurt, green onions, chopped hard-boiled egg, etc. Serve with some crusty bread.

Top each serving with sour cream and chopped green onions. The soup starts with dried black beans, soaked and then simmered to perfection with a ham bone, chopped seasoning vegetables, and a variety of. It turned out very well, both the. This Southwestern black bean soup is a quick and easy recipe made from pantry staples. What makes it so good is the high proportion of vegetables to beans: lots of garlic, onions, and even some carrots in the mix.

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