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    Published: Jan 31, 2012 · Modified: Nov 13, 2021 by Trish · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

    Simple Black Bean Soup

    Simple Black Bean Soup with Rum | www.infinebalance.com #recipe #vegan
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    A simple soup with traditional cuban flavours including a splash of rum. Soup is amazing the next day reheated.
    Servings: 6 -8
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    Simple Black Bean Soup with Rum | www.infinebalance.com #recipe #veganAs I was chopping the onions for this soup I was reminded of a recent post from the Kale Chronicles on conserving water.  You will have to go read the post to understand the connection to chopping onions.  All I can say, is chopping onions would not be same without a good cry. It's just part of the process. And nothing quite like a good cry to make you feel refreshed. This soup needs a mountain of chopped onions.  And yes, I'm feeling very refreshed now. Cleansed almost.  The only problem with chopping this many onions  is that after a while you can’t see what you are chopping.

    This soup is slightly adapted from an oldie but goodie cookbook the “Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread” book, by Crescent Dragonwagon.  Vegetarian and low-fat if you go easy on the olive oil.  She recommends “if conscience allows” ¼ cup to ¾ cup olive oil.  So I go easy on the oil – keeping it to a couple of tablespoons -- during cooking and added a little rum for flavour. It’s Cuban black bean soup after all, so I’ve decided Cuban rum must be authentic in Black Bean soup. Of course, I have no proof of this. I do know, that a little bit of rum gives the soup rich flavour.  (By the way, I'm a Canadian – I’m allowed to buy and use Cuban rum, I'm sure other types of rum will work just fine. Still, I'm partial to Havana Club. )

    Simple Black Bean Soup with Rum | www.infinebalance.com #recipe #vegan
    Average rating: 5 stars

    Simple Black Bean Soup

    A simple soup with traditional cuban flavours including a splash of rum. Soup is amazing the next day reheated.
    Servings: 6 -8

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups dried black beans soaked overnight
    • 2 litres stock or water or enough liquid to cover the beans by at least 1 inch
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 1 jalapeno pepper diced and seeds removed
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil divided (used in batches to sauté your veggies, use as much olive oil as you feel necessary)
    • 2 large green peppers diced
    • 3 large onions diced – plus tissues for your tears
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • half a head of garlic pressed or finely chopped
    • 3-4 tablespoons good quality rum
    • salt to taste

    toppings

    • more chopped onions and cooked rice
    • chopped diced fresh red tomatoes cilantro and avocado
    • cheese salsa, sour cream and corn chips

    Instructions

    • Preparing the beans: pick through the dried beans and rinse under cold water. Place in a medium-sized bowl and cover with water by a few inches and leave to sit overnight. Drain water in the morning and continue with recipe as follows. Alternatively, you can use the quick soak method and throw cleaned beans into a pot and cover with water by a few inches, bring to a rapid boil and boil for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit for 1 hour. One more option, 4 19oz cans of black beans.
    • Place prepared beans in soup pot and cover with stock and / or water, bay leaves and jalapeno pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to minimum and simmer on very low heat, partly covered, until beans are completely soft. About 1-½ hours.
    • While beans cooking prepare the vegetables. In a medium sauté pan heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sauté green peppers and onions in two or three batches, adding oil between batches as necessary. Add cumin and garlic to a batch of the green peppers and onions while they sauté.
    • Once beans are tender, but not mushy, add cooked vegetables to beans, add rum and allow the soup to cook for another 30-40 minutes, or until the beans are mushy soft and flavours are well blended. Mash a few beans with a potato masher or the back of your soup if needed to thicken the soup. Add salt to taste and serve.
    Trish Cowper
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    1. thekalechronicles says

      February 01, 2012 at 12:29 am

      Thank you for the mention -- that was kind of you. This is the second time today I have run across black beans seasoned with rum: who knew? Well, you knew, obviously.

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    2. Kristy says

      February 01, 2012 at 1:20 am

      My kids (and I) would absolutely love this. They just love their black beans. I would think this would especially good in a bread bowl. Mmmmm!

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    3. Clair says

      February 01, 2012 at 5:00 pm

      Gah...I just made black beans...wish I'd seen this first. Guess I'll have to have them again. =)

      Looks delicious and so clean.

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    4. Joanne says

      February 02, 2012 at 7:17 am

      What a delicious version of black bean soup! I love the addition of rum.

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    5. B.L. says

      February 05, 2012 at 11:40 pm

      This looks so yummy!

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