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Homemade Black Bean Soup

Black Bean Soup

I enjoyed this black bean soup when I was invited to a friend’s house last week to celebrate my birthday.  It was a delightful lunch and I found out that she had called another friend to see if I would like this soup. Fortunately, my other friend told Anna that I’d be delighted with her soup.  I was!

Anna is from Belize and she likes the food she grew up with, so when we’re at her house, we often get to try new (for us) dishes.  Not only did she dip out this scrumptious homemade black bean soup, she served fresh homemade tortillas on the side.

She acts like it’s no big deal, and it seems effortless to her.  I’ve used her recipe, and I have to think when I’m fixing tortillas. I haven’t perfected them yet, but my tortillas are getting better each time, and they are certainly better than store-bought.

When I asked her for the recipe, Anna had to stop and think a minute.  She has a recipe she “sorta follows”, so she had to figure out what part of the recipe she added and where she did her own tweaking.  I wrote it down word for word as she explained the steps she took.

With this soup, you can fold up small pieces of tortillas and then dip them in the soup.  At least, if you grew up in Anna’s  home in Belize, that’s how you do it. I could eat this several times a week. For a recipe on how Anna makes her tortillas, click here.

For the soup, if you cook the black beans under pressure you don’t need to soak them first.  If you do them in a kettle, soak them according to the package directions. I usually do the quick soak.  While the beans are cooking (in whichever kettle you choose), saute onion, garlic, salt, pepper, until tender and then add it all to the beans.  Add a whole hot pepper (in its case and not “popped”). If you want to add some bacon grease (providing you have some on hand) you can add more flavor to the soup. Bring it to a boil and then simmer for twenty minutes.

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Homemade Black Bean Soup

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An easy recipe for homemade black bean soup. Plenty of fiber, flavor, and fancy, if you ask me. Simple to make and nutritious as well.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Soup
Servings 16

Ingredients
  

  • Butter olive oil, or margarine - enough to saute onion and garlic
  • 2 lb. dry black beans
  • Clove of garlic or 2 tsp. minced garlic
  • Onion chopped
  • Hot pepper - whole
  • Bacon grease 0 optional for flavor
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Soak black beans according to directions (make sure you use plenty of water) and cook
  • OR pressure cook for 30 minutes
  • Saute onions and garlic until done
  • Add onions, garlic, salt and pepper to kettle with beans
  • Add whole hot pepper. Do not pop the pepper or it will be too hot
  • Bring to a boil, then turn down and simmer for 20 minutes

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