Cuban Black Bean Soup Recipe
Yield: 4 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
1 lbs: Beans, dried black
1 cup: Onion, chopped
1 tbsp: Margarine or butter,
4 cup: Water,
1: Bouillon cube, beef
12 ounce: Ham, cooked lean
2: Bay leaves,
1/2 tsp: Thyme, dried leaf
1/2 tsp: Oregano, dried leaf
1/2 tsp: Salt,
1: Pepper, dried whole red
1 cup: Pepper, green bell, chopped
1/3 cup: Dark rum, optional
1 cup: Sour cream, optional
Directions:
Sort and soak beans overnight; drain and discard soak water. In a
4-quart pot, saute onion in butter or marg until tender but not
browned. Add soaked beans, 4 cups water, bouillon cube, ham (cut into
4-6 chunks), bay leaves, thyme, oregano, salt & red pepper. Bring to
boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until beans are tender, 1 to
1-1/2 hour. Remove 1 c. beans from stew, mash in a bowl with potato
masher or fork. Add mashed beans to stew; stir to thicken. Remove ham
and dice. Remove bay leaves and red pepper, if used and discard. Add
diced meat, green pepper and rum (if desired) to beans. Cover and
simmer 15 minutes. Serve beans over rice and top with sour cream if
desired.
Source from luhu.jp
4-quart pot, saute onion in butter or marg until tender but not
browned. Add soaked beans, 4 cups water, bouillon cube, ham (cut into
4-6 chunks), bay leaves, thyme, oregano, salt & red pepper. Bring to
boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until beans are tender, 1 to
1-1/2 hour. Remove 1 c. beans from stew, mash in a bowl with potato
masher or fork. Add mashed beans to stew; stir to thicken. Remove ham
and dice. Remove bay leaves and red pepper, if used and discard. Add
diced meat, green pepper and rum (if desired) to beans. Cover and
simmer 15 minutes. Serve beans over rice and top with sour cream if
desired.
Source from luhu.jp