Black Bean Soup Recipe
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 574kcal
This super-flavorful Black Bean Soup recipe is easy to make and so comforting! Spice it up or make it more on the plain side, your call! Black Bean and Bacon Soup.
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Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups dried Turtle Beans or 2 cups dried black beans
- 12 ounces bacon chopped
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 4 cloves garlic minced or 2 TBS garlic paste
- 8-10 cups beef stock
- 5 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1 TBS lime juice
- Tabasco I like it spicy, so I use a lot – start with 1 teaspoon and go from there
- 2 teaspoons Sherry
Instructions
- Rinse your beans in a colander, place them in a large pot and cover with water plus an additional 2-3 inches of water. Set on your cool stove or counter and allow them to soak overnight or for at least 8-10 hours.
- Drain your beans and set aside. In your large pot, saute your bacon until almost crisp. Add your onion and saute for about 5 minutes, add your garlic and saute another 2-3 minutes, scraping up any brown bits as you do.
- Add your beans, 8 cups of beef broth and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, uncovered for about 1 ½ to 2 hours, stirring every so often (beans will be tender). Be sure beans are not sticking, if so add another cup of stock.
- Choose how thick you want the soup by the stock you add. Some of the beans will break apart and thicken the soup (which is how I happen to like it, sometimes I use a potato masher and mash it up just a bit).
- Pull out the Bay leaves and then add your s&p, sugar, dry mustard, lime zest, lime juice, Tabasco, sherry, and chili sauce if using. I allow this to sit for an hour uncovered and off the heat sg the flavors to deepen. I reheat briefly and serve. This is wonderful the next 2 days!
Notes
The bacon grease should be enough fast to sauté your onion and garlic in. If your bacon yielded a lot of fat, remove some. If you make this without bacon, or need more fat to sauté the onions and garlic, add in a bit of olive or grapeseed oil to get the job done.
If you like spicy, feel free to add a jalapeno in with the onions or a few pinches of cayenne to this soup! Just how we like it!
Nutrition
Serving: 6servings | Calories: 574kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 1015mg | Potassium: 1950mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 138mg | Iron: 5mg