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 chili. Starting out with dry beans means that you can cook them (after a good soaking) for a long time with the smoky ham, allowing the flavor to really.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook black bean (w/ ham) soup using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

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

You can make it as spicy as you'd like. 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.

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.

This black bean soup recipe is nicely flavored with garlic, a meaty ham bone, and spices. The soup starts with dried black beans, soaked and then simmered to perfection with a ham bone, chopped seasoning vegetables, and a variety of spices. A small amount of dry sherry or white wine is added to. It turned out very well, both the. This Cuban version of Black bean soup is loaded up with onion, garlic and peppers - all great for immunity!

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