Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, black bean (w/ ham) soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to 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:
- Make ready 1 lb. dried black beans
- Take 3 tbs. olive or vegetable oil
- Take 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- Get 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- Get 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Take 3 tbs. tomato paste
- Get 1 smoked ham hock
- Prepare 7 cups vegetable stock
- Prepare 1 bay leaf
- Take 1/2 tsp. cumin
- Get 1/2 tsp. coriander
- Get 1/2 tsp. thyme
- Prepare Dash paprika
- Prepare 3 cups cooked ham, cubed
- Take 1/4 cup dry sherry
- Make ready Dash salt and pepper
I fed my mom and dad, and all three of us went back for seconds. Ham & Black bean soup is a hearty meal for lunch or supper. Warming with deep rich flavour, it's a snap to make! This vegan Cuban Black Bean Soup is comforting and hearty and sticks to your bones without being overly heavy.
Steps to make Black Bean (w/ Ham) Soup:
- Soak the black beans and prep according to the package direction. [For a quick soak, use the boiling water method.]
- 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.
- Add the tomato paste and mix all the ingredients well.
- Pour in the vegetable broth and then add the drained beans, ham hock and the bay leaf.
- 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.
- Remove the ham bone and shred off any meat. Set aside. Allow the soup to cool for a few minutes.
- Depending on desired consistency (smooth or chunky), you can puree the soup by using a handheld immersion blender or in batches with a blender.
- 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.
- Serve with toppings of choice such as sour cream or yogurt, green onions, chopped hard-boiled egg, etc. Serve with some crusty bread.
This Cuban version of Black bean soup is loaded up with onion, garlic and peppers - all great for immunity! I added smoked paprika instead of traditional bacon or ham hock- to keep this. Stir into boiling soup mixture, reduce heat to. PS…this soup actually has a lot more broth than these pictures indicate. Watch how to make the best black bean soup!
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