Black bean soup 2
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | larges | Onions (about 2 cups), diced |
| 4 | Cloves garlic, minced | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil (I use chile oil or olive oil) |
| 1 | pounds | Dried black beans, picked over |
| 4 | cups | Fully cooked ham, 1/2\" cubes |
| 8 | cups | Chicken broth |
| 2 | tablespoons | Ground red chiles, or to taste |
| 2 | tablespoons | Fresh cilantro, snipped fine |
| 1 | tablespoon | Oregano, preferably Mexican |
| 2 | teaspoons | Ground cumin (may be toasted) |
| 1 | can | (about 28 oz) whole tomatoes, undrained |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Liquid Smoke |
| ½ | cup | Diced cayenne chiles |
| 4 | ounces | Can green chiles w/juice, mild variety |
| 1 | tablespoon | Adobo powder |
Directions
Saute' onion and garlic in oil in a 4 quart Dutch oven until onion is clear and tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Boil for about 2 minutes, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 2-½ hours.
Pour ¼ of the soup into a food processor/blender fitted with steel blades and process until chunky, not a smooth paste. Repeat with remaining soup.
Makes about 10, 1-½ cup servings.
A friend pointed out to me one day that if you remove the ham and substitute bouillon cubes for the chicken broth, that the resulting soup would be vegetarian. I felt that the loss of the ham would too greatly alter the taste, but I have come upon an alternative. I have not tried this but it might work. Goya markets packets of ham seasoning, similar to bouillon cubes only powder in a packet. It might be worth a try if you are intent on going 'meatless', but I have no idea how much to use. You are on your own.
BTW, Goya also markets the adobo powder used in this recipe, although it is the ingredient I would most likely pick to leave out and not alter the taste of the soup.
Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V3 #152 Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 12:50:34 -0600 From: "Goslowsky, George" <gjgoslow@...>