Cuban Black Bean Soup

published by ceegirl on Dec 1, 2009

Black bean soup with lot of ingredients. Enjoy.

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

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1 tablespoon fresh cilantro chopped

1/2 cup each green bell pepper and onion, chopped

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5 oz. rinsed and picked over uncooked black turtle beans

1/2 teaspoon each salt, oregano leaves and ground cumin

1 oz. Canadian bacon diced

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1 1/2 quarts water

2 packets instant chicken broth and seasoning mix

1 teaspoon ground red pepper

4 tablespoons sour cream

Method: Heat oil in large saucepan. Add onion, bell pepper, bacon, cilantro, and garlic. Saute’ until vegetables are softened; add vinegar and saute’ one minute longer. Add remaining ingredients (eacept sour cream) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmering until beans are tender, about one hour. Let soup cool slightly. Divide soup in half. In blender at low speed, process two cups of soup at a time until half the soup is pured. Return to saucepan containing remaing soup and cook, stirring occasionally, until combined and heated. Serve, topped with sour cream. Garnish with additional cilantro leaves.

28 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

  1. # 1 by Rump
    December 1st, 2009 at 10:47 am #

    I’ll ask my mom to make this. :) Good work and effort.

    Rump

  2. # 2 by diamondpoet
    December 1st, 2009 at 11:33 am #

    Now this recipe peeks my curiosity, I have to try this.

  3. # 3 by JonnieWall
    December 1st, 2009 at 12:23 pm #

    Trying it today.

  4. # 4 by R G Lowry
    December 1st, 2009 at 1:55 pm #

    Mmm sounds lovely…going to ask my man to do it, soup is perfect for winter and this is a lil differentx

  5. # 5 by Darla Smith
    December 1st, 2009 at 2:20 pm #

    Sounds yummy!

  6. # 6 by Sourav
    December 1st, 2009 at 2:21 pm #

    Nice one!

  7. # 7 by Themax
    December 1st, 2009 at 2:22 pm #

    sounds very yummy ,I’ll give it a try,Thank you :)

  8. # 8 by Teves
    December 1st, 2009 at 3:24 pm #

    Hhmmm thank you for this recipe… http://www.articlespost.page.tl

  9. # 9 by Ebedeley
    December 1st, 2009 at 4:05 pm #

    Makes me want to try it!

  10. # 10 by Snooky
    December 1st, 2009 at 4:15 pm #

    Looks good

  11. # 11 by Authoress Terry E. Lyle
    December 1st, 2009 at 6:33 pm #

    Sounds interesting, so I think I’ll give it a chance. Thanks for sharing.

  12. # 12 by Frances Lawrence
    December 1st, 2009 at 8:09 pm #

    I think my son would like this, I will give it a try.

  13. # 13 by Liane Schmidt
    December 1st, 2009 at 10:09 pm #

    Very nice!

    Blessings.

    Sincerely,

    -Liane Schmidt.

  14. # 14 by mathurans
    December 1st, 2009 at 11:34 pm #

    It is really tasty share………

  15. # 15 by jimbob1
    December 2nd, 2009 at 12:07 am #

    Sounds like a tasty soup…as a vegan, I’ll need to make some substitutions, but overall this is a recipe that I think I’d love to try. Thanks for sharing it.

  16. # 16 by wonder
    December 2nd, 2009 at 12:18 am #

    A good one to try out.

  17. # 17 by Eunice Tan
    December 2nd, 2009 at 12:31 am #

    Sounds a healthy soup

  18. # 18 by abhishek40914
    December 2nd, 2009 at 2:35 am #

    yummy

  19. # 19 by giftarist
    December 2nd, 2009 at 4:23 am #

    Sounds scrumptious!

  20. # 20 by giftarist
    December 2nd, 2009 at 4:24 am #

    Sounds yummy!

  21. # 21 by ken bultman
    December 2nd, 2009 at 6:12 am #

    Love anything with Canadian bacon but what’s cilantro?

  22. # 22 by xtine
    December 2nd, 2009 at 8:12 am #

    I seems yummy, i might let my mom make this one for me. Thanks for sharing!

  23. # 23 by metro7
    December 3rd, 2009 at 4:40 am #

    wow surely tell my wify to make it(we would give bacon a miss as we dont eat that).thxs sounds gr8

  24. # 24 by lillyrose
    December 3rd, 2009 at 7:07 am #

    wow… yum

  25. # 25 by Carol M Creasey
    December 3rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm #

    Thanks for the recipe, sounds good!

  26. # 26 by william Lear
    December 7th, 2009 at 12:24 pm #

    Good recipe I like it.

  27. # 27 by standingproud
    December 13th, 2009 at 7:37 pm #

    yum yum yummy.

  28. # 28 by fashion girl
    December 25th, 2009 at 2:36 pm #

    I just love Cuban food…

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