Black Bean Soup
also called sopa de frijoles negros · frijoles negros · Cuban black bean soup
- Taquería
- Diner
- One Pot
- The Bowl Shop
- serves 6
- recipe says 50 min
- Soups
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 1 largeyellow onion | sweat 8 min | toast 1 min | simmer 25 min | blend to a coarse purée | season |
| 1red bell pepper | |||||
| 4 clovesgarlic | |||||
| 2 Tbsolive oil | |||||
| 1 Tbsground cumin | |||||
| 1 tspdried oregano | |||||
| 3 cans(15 oz each; drained and rinsed)black beans | |||||
| 4 cups(950 mL)vegetable stock | |||||
| 2 Tbslime juice | |||||
| 1 tspkosher salt | |||||
| 1/4 cupcilantro | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.12 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1sweat 8 min
2toast 1 min
goes in with what step 1 made
3simmer 25 min
goes in with what step 2 made
5season
goes in with what step 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 34 min2 of 5 steps give no time
- Needs you
- about 9 min
- What you'll wash
- One thing — the soup pot
- Does it keep
- 4 days — it thickens towards a purée and is better for it; let it down with stock if you want soup
sweat 8 min
8 minneeds you(we think)from the start
toast 1 min
1 minneeds you(we think)8 min in
simmer 25 min
25 minwalk away(we think)9 min in
blend to a coarse purée
not timed34 min in
season
not timed34 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
You'll need immersion blender
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Black Bean Soup
>> category: Soups
>> tags: beans, vegetarian, blender, pantry
>> counters: Taquería, Diner, One Pot, The Bowl Shop
>> aka: sopa de frijoles negros, frijoles negros, Cuban black bean soup
>> pairs-with: corn-tortillas
>> servings: 6
>> time: 50 min
>> washing-up: the soup pot
>> keeps: 4 days — it thickens towards a purée and is better for it; let it down with stock if you want soup
>> step: sweat 8 min
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>> step: toast 1 min
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>> step: simmer 25 min
Simmer @&(~1)base{} for ~{25%min} with @black beans{3%cans}(15 oz each; drained and rinsed) and @vegetable stock{4%cups}(950 mL).
>> step: blend to a coarse purée
Blend @&(~1)soup{} to a coarse purée with an #immersion blender{}.
>> step: season
Season @&(~1)soup{} with @lime juice{2%Tbs}, @kosher salt{1%tsp}, and @cilantro{1/4%cup}.