Cuban Black Bean Soup

Recipe courtesy Alex Garcia

Show: Melting PotEpisode: Nuevo Latino--Beans Show

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (17)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(17)

Cook Time:
2 hr 15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 2 hr 15 min
Total:: 2 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

1 pound black beans
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon oregano
1 Italian frying pepper, halved
Olive oil, for sauteing, plus 1/4 cup olive oil
1 white onion, large dice
1 red pepper, large dice
1 green pepper, large dice
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 cup white vinegar
Salt
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion, for garnish

Directions

In a large stockpot, cover the beans with water, covering them by 2 inches. Add bay leaf, cumin, oregano, and Italian pepper. Simmer until the beans are tender, about 45 minutes.

After 45 minutes, remove the pepper.

In a saute pan, saute onions, red, and green peppers until translucent. Puree in a blender, this is the sofrito.

In the same pan, saute the garlic. Add to the beans, along with the sofrito, 1/4-cup olive oil, sugar, and vinegar. Season with salt and continue to cook until very thick, about 45 minutes. Garnish with finely chopped red onion.

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recipe Cuban Black Bean Soup
Silvia College Park, MD 02-06-2010
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Bland
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

These beans smelled great while they were cooking, but were totally bland when I tasted them. Here are a few things I would... change about this recipe: 1- Add two chicken bullion cubes to the beans while they cook...or add a serious dose of salt. 2- Nix the sugar, I could tell that it was in there...it just didn't taste right. 3- When you add the sofrito to the soup, also add two or three tablespoons of tomato paste. 4- Throw in bundle of cilantro at the end...I was a little surprised that the recipe didn't call for any. 5- Substitute the vinegar for lime juice...that's just a personal preference :)Read more
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G New York, NY 01-29-2010
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Flava!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been making BBS for years, but never pureed the sofrito. What a difference! This one is a keeper! But I do soak the... beans first, often for more than a day, but that's just because my planning is so bad.Read more
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yashira bethlehem, PA 11-06-2009
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Love It
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used canned beans and added Ditalini noodles for the kids. They loved it and no fighting about eating beans!!
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lee andover, NJ 10-29-2009
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problem with beans
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Like others, my beans never softened but the soup tasted good. I used a cubanelle pepper in the recipe-are there any other... suggestions for the pepper?I never heard of an anaeim pepper.Read more
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patricia Pukalani, HI 06-18-2009
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Cuban black bean soup
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The big mystery was the italian frying pepper. In the groceries no one knew what that would be. I found it on line aka... italian sweet pepper aka anahiem pepper. My mistake was clearly in measuring the beans...I made WAY more than four servings. Maybe the soup would have been five star otherwise. I soaked the beans, and cooked them overnight in a crock pot, then added the surfrito and so forth. It is good, and it did not transport me to that sidewalk stand in the sultry Miami nights where I feel in love with this soup. I will make it again. I will find that magic potion.First I will find a measuring cup.Read more
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Fred Miami, FL 02-16-2009
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GREAT FROM MIAMI
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I also substituded canned black beans [2] and then followed recipe exactly the same. I also cooked some chicken... marinated in Mo Jo,then added sredded pieces when beans were done. As good and quick as any Cuban Miami restaurant.Read more