Black Bean Soup

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Followed recipe exactly with the exception of the beans. We made the recipe exactly and then made it a second time BUT used canned black beans. The result...almost identical flavor but canned beans gave a softer texture. FYI.

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I thought it was funny that most comments were about the beans...so I titled this 'get over the beans'...to add some humor. The soup was good...I enjoyed the comments about adding red peper flakes because when I came back from the store I had forgot the hot pepper and was not about to go back. I added more cumin and found the puree to add some 'body' and smoothness to the soup. Thought it was good.

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I was actually looking for a recipe for the 10 bean/barley mix I bought at Sprouts when I came across this. I followed it pretty well, using the 10 bean mix, but did not puree anythihg, didn't have any green pepper handy, minced the seeded jalepeno, and bypassed the bayleaf since it was mentioned too late. My DH has asked that I add more ham next time and that I make this dish a staple for our winter menu, along with chili, taco soup, beef stew, chicken soup, and a pork/posole recipe my MIL gave me that is to die for. My DH is crazy about how this turned out. I feel incredibly successful. And Tyler is a genius!

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This was so simple and delicious. No need to soak the beans. The cumin added just the right touch of spice.
Chef Maggie
9-29-09

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We watched the episode and created a whole dinner party themed around the recipes from the show. While the soup was good, it wasn't fabulous. I soaked the beans for 12 hours and cooked the soup for 4 hours and still had some crunchy beans. Needed to add a lot of salt. Might try again with some other variations - the lime crema was a wonderful touch!!

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I usually read reviews before trying a recipe from FN but since I was in a hurry I just followed the recipe (it helped that I watched the episode.
The soup turned out fantastic!!! I didn't change a thing and I didn't soak the beans. It took slightly longer than the 2 hours but not by much.
My family absolutely loved it!! Should have doubled the recipe as there were no leftovers.

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I saw this episode on tv this afternoon and as soon as it was over I had to go to the store to buy the ingredients to make it even though I normally don't like black beans. It did NOT disappoint. I don't like cooking with dry beans so I bought canned for the sake of time. I used 4 (16oz. cans of black beans with the juice. Also, instead of the ham hock I used about 5 slices of salt pork chopped up and cooked crisp. I omitted the olive oil since I used the fat released from the salt pork. The lime crema is wonderful. In addition to the zest, I stirred in the juice of half a lime. It was wonderful. I felt like a rockstar when I tasted what I was able to pull off. Hands down the best black bean soup I've ever had. It's not hard to get over the issue of the dry beans so don't hesitate to give this a try.

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I am going to give this soup a 5 Star because I have made one like it in the past and loved it. I am watching this show now and realized that he used fresh not dried black beans (which is why he didn't soak them. I agree with the person who said that Food Network Edtors need to review the recipes to make sure they are correct. Hopefully most cooks would realize that you need to soak the dried beans.

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I came across this recipe while looking for a Beignet recipe. I make can cook Cuban black beans in my sleep and no matter what I hear they are ALWAYS incredibly delicious and creamy, That being said I looked at the ingredients for this recipe and was immediately befuddled. My grandmother who lived in Cuba and had my mom there ( the rest of the family from before are from Spain and the Canary Islands. Cuban black bean recipes have many variations depending from what part of Cuba you are from. I could not find anyone who heard of crema fresca or heat in their black bean soup. We Cubans use many, many spices in our black bean soup. Cumin being one of the most common but not always necessary according to where you are from. The ham hock is never used in black bean soup. It is ONLY use IN white, navy, kidney or pinto bean soups. It is also used in garbanzo bean soup. This recipe was delicious but where exactly is it from? I would like to know?

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bay leaf???? what bay leaf.....the recipe never tells you to put bay leaf in it, yet alone how many. FN recipe writers don't get any stars from me.