Smokey Vegetarian Cuban Black Bean Soup
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Smokey Vegetarian Cuban Black Bean Soup

1. Dried black beans - 1 pound
2. Vegetable oil - ¼ cup
3. Yellow onion, finely chopped - 1 large
4. Smoked paprika - 1 tablespoon
5. Cumin seeds - 2 teaspoons
6. Red bell pepper, diced - 1
7. Green bell pepper, diced - 1
8. Garlic, minced - 8 cloves
9. Dried Mexican oregano, crushed between your fingers - 2 teaspoons
10. Bay leaves - 2
11. Vegetable stock - 6 cups
12. Diced smoked tempeh bacon (such as Lightlife® Organic Smoky Tempeh Strips®) - 1 cup
13. Dark rum (Optional) - 2 tablespoons
14. Jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped - 1
15. Water - 2 cups
16. Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons
17. Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - 1 ½ teaspoons
18. Sliced hard-boiled eggs (Optional) - ½ cup
19. Finely chopped red onion - ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Smokey Vegetarian Cuban Black Bean Soup

1. Stage

Place black beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain beans and rinse with fresh water.

2. Stage

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir yellow onion, paprika, and cumin seeds until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add red bell pepper, green bell pepper, garlic, oregano, and bay leaves; cook and stir until onion is translucent and bell peppers are tender, 6 to 8 minutes.

3. Stage

Mix vegetable stock, black beans, tempeh, rum, and jalapeno pepper into onion mixture. Increase heat to medium-high, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until beans are tender, about 45 minutes.

4. Stage

Pour water into bean mixture; season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beans begin to fall apart and soup thickens, 30 to 40 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves from soup.

5. Stage

Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with hard-boiled eggs and red onion.