CLASSIC BLACK BEAN SOUP

Name: CLASSIC BLACK BEAN SOUP
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 10 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 8-10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 3/4 c dried black beans, soaked overnight; 6 to 8 c water; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 1/2 c onion, diced; 2 tsp garlic, minced; 1/2 c green onion, diced; 3/4 c carrot, diced; 3/4 c red bell pepper, diced; 2 tsp ground sage; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp chicken granules - or - 1 chicken bouillon cube; 1 dash(es) freshly ground pepper; lemon slices, hard-boiled egg slices, fresh chives, or sour cream for garnish.

By Ellen Bales
@Starwriter

Got some dried black beans from my organic delivery company last week and I've been looking for the perfect recipe for Black Bean Soup. I think I may have found it.
Recipe by:RecipeLion.com

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Serves:

8-10

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

3 Hr 10 Min

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

1 3/4 c

dried black beans, soaked overnight
6 to 8 c

water
2 tsp

olive oil
1 1/2 c

onion, diced
2 tsp

garlic, minced
1/2 c

green onion, diced
3/4 c

carrot, diced
3/4 c

red bell pepper, diced
2 tsp

ground sage
1

bay leaf
1 tsp

salt
1 tsp

chicken granules - or - 1 chicken bouillon cube
1 dash(es)

freshly ground pepper
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lemon slices, hard-boiled egg slices, fresh chives, or sour cream for garnish.
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How to Make CLASSIC BLACK BEAN SOUP

Step-by-Step

Discard the soaking water from beans and set aside.
In a large pot, heat olive oil and onion, garlic, green onion, carrots, and red pepper. Add sage and bay leaf and saute for several minutes or until onions begin to wilt.
Add soaked and drained beans and fresh water. Bring to a boil and skim off any scum that may form on the top.
Reduce cooking temperature to low, cover soup and allow to cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally and taking care that heat is low enough so that the beans do not stick.
At the end of cooking time, uncover and allow soup to contnue cooking as you stir in salt, if desired, bouillon and fresh pepper to taste. Discard bay leaf.
Use hand blender to puree soup to desired consistency, breaking down only about half the beans, or transfer half the soup to a blender, puree and return to soup pot. Adjust seasonings.
Garnish soup with a dollop of sour cream, a lemon slice, one or two slices of hard-boiled egg, or some fresh chives. Or all of the above.