Name: Black Bean Soup from Scratch
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: Dry black beans - 1 pound; Water - 3 quarts; Chicken bouillon - 2 cubes; Onion, roughly chopped - ½ small; Green bell pepper, stemmed and seeded - ½ small; Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Garlic, minced - 6 cloves; White sugar - 1 ½ teaspoons; Chopped fresh oregano, or to taste - 1 teaspoon; Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Minced onion, or to taste - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Black Bean Soup from Scratch

1. Dry black beans 1 pound

2. Water 3 quarts

3. Chicken bouillon 2 cubes

4. Onion, roughly chopped ½ small

5. Green bell pepper, stemmed and seeded ½ small

6. Olive oil 2 tablespoons

7. Garlic, minced 6 cloves

8. White sugar 1 ½ teaspoons

9. Chopped fresh oregano, or to taste 1 teaspoon

10. Ground cumin 1 teaspoon

11. Salt 1 teaspoon

12. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

13. Minced onion, or to taste 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Black Bean Soup from Scratch

1 . Stage

Wash beans; place into a 6-quart stockpot with water to cover and let soak for 8 hours.

2 . Stage

Rinse and drain beans. Bring drained beans, 3 quarts water, and chicken bouillon to a boil in the pot over high heat. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 3 hours. Do not drain.

3 . Stage

Blend onion and bell pepper in a food processor until smooth.

4 . Stage

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute garlic in the hot oil for 1 minute. Add onion mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for 4 minutes. Stir mixture into beans. Add sugar, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper. Let simmer, uncovered, until beans are tender and soup is thickened, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Garnish with minced onion.