Black Bean Cuban Soup

Name: Black Bean Cuban Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Cuban, Latin American
Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups black beans (dried); 1 onions; 2 cloves garlic; 1 yellow or red sweet peppers; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 4 bay leaf; 1 cup white wine; 3 cups chicken broth; 2 cups strained tomatoes; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 chorizo sausage (Spanish type); 1 pinch salt; ground pepper to taste; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro

16 steps

Prep:15minCook:2h 15min

Black Bean Cuban Soup. I have had a hard time reproducing anything remotely similar to the fragrant "real" Cuban black beans, until my friend Laura, who is married to Osquel, born and raised in Cuba, gave me a recipe handed down to her by his mother.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:38:26 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories341.3 kcal (17%)

Total Fat6.9 g (10%)

Carbs49.6 g (19%)

Sugars5.5 g (6%)

Protein17.3 g (35%)

Sodium653.7 mg (33%)

Fiber11.6 g (41%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

2 ¾ cupsblack beans

dried

1onions

2cloves garlic

1yellow sweet peppers

or red

2 Tbspolive oil

1 Tbspdried oregano

1 Tbspground cumin

4bay leaf

1 cupwhite wine

3 cupschicken broth

2 cupstomatoes

strained

2 Tbspsoy sauce

1 Tbspsugar

1 pinchsalt

2 Tbspfresh cilantro

Instructions

Step 1

Soak the beans overnight in a large bowl.

Step 2

In the morning, drain the water and set beans aside.

Step 3

Prepare the vegetables: Finely chop the onion and garlic; Cut the pepper into 1 cm squares.

Step 4

Slice the chorizo into rounds and set aside.

Step 5

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

Step 6

Sauté the onion, garlic, and pepper until softened, about 4 min.

Step 7

Add the oregano, cumin, and bay leaves and sauté one minute with stirring.

Step 8

Add a little salt.

Step 9

Pour in the beans and the wine.

Step 10

Cook about 2 min.

Step 11

Add the warm broth, tomatoes, soy sauce, sugar, and chorizo slices.

Step 12

Bring the beans to a boil then cover (leaving a small crack open), reduce heat and simmer for about 2 hours or longer until the beans are tender and the cooking liquid is thick.

Step 13

Stir occasionally while cooking.

Step 14

If using a pressure cooker the cooking time is reduced to 40 min.

Step 15

Once cooked, add freshly ground pepper and adjust the seasoning.

Step 16

Ladle the soup into bowls, garnishing with minced cilantro if desired, then serve.

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