Black Bean Soup is a true filling and tasty meal. For even more body, I cook a ham hock in with the soup and shred it. The flavour is amazing. I have used this a a main dish, side dish and snack. Also, it can be made in advance and stored in the fridge.
Black Bean Soup
This is such a beautiful filling soup that is very popular with all the family.
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 1288kcal
Ingredients
- 8 cups chicken stock beef, or vegetable stock
- 2 cups dried black beans
- 1 large smoked ham hock optional
- 1 large onion chopped
- 6 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 3 large carrots sliced
- 3 ribs celery sliced
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper or to taste
- Salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker and cook covered on low heat for 9 to 10 hours.8 cups chicken stock, 2 cups dried black beans, 1 large smoked ham hock, 1 large onion, 6 cloves garlic, 3 large carrots, 3 ribs celery, 2 tsp ground cumin, 2 tsp dried oregano, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, Salt
- Remove the ham hock, shred the meat, and return the meat to the soup before serving.
Notes
I use a mixture of the following depending on who is invited to share the soup with:-
Sour cream
Chopped tomatoes
Prepared salsa
Chopped cilantro/coriander
Diced avocado at room temperature To make it vegetarian just leave out the ham hock.
Sour cream
Chopped tomatoes
Prepared salsa
Chopped cilantro/coriander
Diced avocado at room temperature To make it vegetarian just leave out the ham hock.
Nutrition
Calories: 1288kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 164g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 392mg | Sodium: 1861mg | Potassium: 1265mg | Fiber: 19g | Sugar: 5g