Soup of the Black Bean
August 15th
2007
We were sans-garnish tonight, but I still loved this soup plain (like I always do)!
It’s super easy to make.
Soak the beans overnight, or boil them in 6 cups of water for 5 minutes then cover and remove from heat for an hour. It’s 1 cup of dry black beans.
Throw the following into a pot:
- The prepped black beans
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 2 stalks of celery chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp. Ground Coriander
- 1/4 tsp. Red pepper
- 2 cups Chicken stock
- 2 cups water
- S&P to taste
Bring all that to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer away the afternoon (about 2 hours).
I add some diced turkey sausage at the end for added heft and protein. You could go completely veg if you wanted (replace the Chicken stock with Veg stock).
Garnish with a dollop of sour cream, grated Colby-Jack and fresh Cilantro leaves. I ate 3 bowls of this stuff tonight. I’m sick with delight.
sounds perfect for today - think i’ll double or even triple it!
Posted by alison on August 18th, 2007 at 8:45 pmToday here, too. It’s raining. BTW, we got all the ingredients for the chutney posts today. That’s coming this week! Stay tuned. bk
Posted by Blake on August 18th, 2007 at 8:58 pmsoup was delicous - but, as always, your recipes are….
can’t wait to see what you will do - looking forward to it!
p.s. love the rain - can never get enough!
Posted by alison on August 19th, 2007 at 8:56 pm