BLACK BEAN SOUP
Soup with black beans and ham hocks
Here is a hearty soup for those cold winter evenings. This is a rather messy
soup to make, but well worth the effort.
Ingredients
(Serves 8-12)
- 1 lb black beans
- 1/2- 3/4 lb smoked boneless ham hocks
- 8 cups water
- salt,
to taste
- 2 cups beef or chicken broth
(I prefer beef)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 cup green bell peppers,
finely chopped, seeded, and cored
- 1 1/2 cup onions,
finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp garlic,
finely minced
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 cup tomatoes,
peeled, seeded, and diced.
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp coriander,
finely chopped [optional]
- dry sherry wine,
to taste
Procedure
-
Put the beans, ham hocks, water and salt in a kettle, and bring to a boil.
Cover and let simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or
until beans are thoroughly tender.
-
Remove the ham hocks and set aside.
-
Drain the beans, and reserve both them and the cooking liquid. There should
be about
6 cups
of beans and
4 cups
of liquid. Add enough broth to the liquid to make
6 cups
-
Put the beans in the container of a food processor or blender, and blend as
thoroughly as possible. Add a little of the liquid and continue blending.
Combine the puraeed beans and remaining liquid in a large bowel.
-
Heat the oil in a heavy kettle, and add the peppers, onions, garlic and
cumin. Cook, stirring, until the onions are wilted. Add the tomatoes and
the vinegar. Let simmer about 15 minutes.
-
Meanwhile cut up ham hocks.
-
Add the puraeed bean mixture to the cooked tomato mixture.
Add the chopped ham and coriander.
-
Serve in hot soup bowls with
a tablespoon or so
of sherry (if desired) in each serving.
Notes
I skip the sherry and add a spoon of sour cream or yogurt.
If your palate can handle them, try adding pickled jalapeno peppers.
Rating
Difficulty:
easy.
Time:
10 minutes preparation, 3 hours cooking.
Precision:
no need to measure.
Contributor
Gary Scott
Tektronix, Beaverton OR
garys@tekcbi.UUCP
Recipe last modified: 4 Feb 86
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