Black Bean Soup Recipe / Susan Brown, Your Texas Connection, Keller Williams Realty

This delicious recipe came to me via my friend Debbie.  She is an accomplished cook & this is just one of many yummy dishes I've enjoyed at her home.  Thanks Debbie!

Debbie's Black Bean Soup

 

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 large onion,diced

1 gr pepper, seeded and divided

2 lg plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped

4 cloves garlic,crushed

1 1/2 tsp dried oregano

1 1/2 tsp ground cumin

1 dries bay leaf

3 cans (19oz. each) black beans, rinsed and drained

5 cups reduced-sodium chicken stock or broth

1 cup frozen whole-kernel corn

1 cup diced smoked ham

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

1 tsp hot red pepper sauce, or to taste

garnish :  sour cream, cilantro,lime wedges

 

Heat oil in a 5 quart soup pot over medium heat;  add onion, bell pepper and tomatoes

Saute 10 mins or until onions and peppers have softened.  Stir in garlic, oregano, cumin and bay leaf,  then stir in beans and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.  Add stock and bring to a boil;  reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 20 minutes.

 

Using an immersion blender, puree soup until about half of the black beans are pureed ( or if using a regular blender, puree half of the soup)

 

Stir in corn, ham, cilantro and hot pepper sauce.  Cook over medium heat 3-4 mins longer, until corn and ham are heated thru

 

Ladle into bowls.  Garnish with a dollop of sour cream, cilantro sprigs and a squeeze of lime, if desired

 

NOTE :  I used about 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes instead of the hot pepper sauce.

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