Black Bean Soup

Black Bean Soup
Black Bean Soup might be just the soup you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 12g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 268 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have water, no-salt-added tomato paste, ground pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is perfect for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

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Sort and wash beans, and place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water; cover and let stand for 8 hours.
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Drain beans.
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Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
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Add onion; cook 4 minutes, stirring often.
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Add 5 garlic cloves; cook 1 minute. Increase heat to medium-high.
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Add beans, broth, and next 7 ingredients (through chiles); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender.
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Let stand 10 minutes.
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Place half of bean mixture in a blender.
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Remove center piece of blender lid; secure blender lid on blender.
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Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid. Process until smooth.
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Pour into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining mixture. Return soup to pan; cook 5 minutes, stirring often.
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Finely chop 1 cup cilantro and jalapeo.
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Combine 2 tablespoons oil, 2 garlic cloves, cilantro, jalapeo, and crema. Ladle 1 1/4 cups soup into each of 4 bowls; top each with 2 tablespoons crema.
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Sprinkle soup with eggs.
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Garnish with cilantro leaves, if desired.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score30
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