Black bean soup with cilantro-lime sour cream
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | (16-oz) (about 2 1/2 cups) dried black beans |
| 6 | Bacon slices; chopped | |
| ¾ | cup | Finely chopped celery |
| ¾ | cup | Finely chopped onion |
| ¾ | cup | Finely chopped carrots |
| ¾ | cup | Finely chopped leeks |
| 10 | cups | Canned low-salt chicken broth |
| 1 | large | Tomato; chopped |
| 1 | cup | (packed) chopped fresh cilantro |
| ⅓ | cup | (packed) chopped fresh parsley |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Minced garlic |
| 1 | Jalapeño chili; minced | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Red wine vinegar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Ground cumin |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground coriander |
| ¾ | cup | Sour cream |
| 2 | teaspoons | Fresh lemon juice |
| 2 | teaspoons | Fresh lime juice |
| Additional chopped fresh cilantro | ||
| Additional chopped tomato | ||
| 8 | servings. | |
Directions
Place beans in large bowl. Add enough water to cover by 3 inches. Let stand overnight. Drain well.
Cook bacon in heavy large pot over medium heat until brown but still soft, about 4 minutes. Add celery, onion, carrots and leeks and sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 10 minutes. Add beans, chicken broth, tomato, ½ cup cilantro, parsley, garlic, jalapeño, vinegar, cumin and coriander. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer soup until beans are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours.
Working in batches, transfer soup to blender and process until slightly chunky puree forms. Return soup to pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.)
Mix sour cream, lemon juice, lime juice and ½ cup cilantro in small bowl.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Place dollop of sour cream mixture atop soup. Garnish with additional chopped cilantro and chopped tomato.
Bon Appétit March 1997 Restaurant; Brasserie Le Coze, Atlanta GA Posted to recipelu-digest by Sandy <sandysno@...> on Feb 25, 1998