Quick Black Bean Soup

Serves: 5

Gideon Batz

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

37

Spice

56

Sweetness

59

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Olive Oil

1.25 cups

Onion (chopped)

2 tsps

Ground Cumin

1.5 tsps

Hot Pepper Sauce

Directions:

1

Heat oil in large pot over medium heat

2

Add onion, garlic and thyme; sauté until onion is golden, about 8 minutes

3

Add beans, reserved 1 cup bean liquid, broth, tomatoes with juices, cumin and hot pepper sauce

4

Bring soup to boil

5

Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors blend and soup thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes

6

Working in 2 batches, purée 2 1/2 cups soup in blender until smooth

7

Mix purée back into soup in pot

8

Season with salt and pepper

9

Ladle soup into bowls

10

Heat oil in large pot over medium heat

11

Add onion, garlic and thyme; sauté until onion is golden, about 8 minutes

12

Add beans, reserved 1 cup bean liquid, broth, tomatoes with juices, cumin and hot pepper sauce

13

Bring soup to boil

14

Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors blend and soup thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes

15

Working in 2 batches, purée 2 1/2 cups soup in blender until smooth

16

Mix purée back into soup in pot

17

Season with salt and pepper

18

Ladle soup into bowls