Black Bean Blender Soup Recipes

BLENDER BLACK BEAN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a blender. Cover and blend for approximately 20 seconds or until smooth.
• Pour into a soup pot and heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through. You could also heat it on the lowest setting in a slow cooker until ready to serve.

BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Put the beans in a large saucepan and cover with cold water by 2-inches. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover, and set aside for 1 hour. Drain, and reserve the beans.
• In a large soup pot heat the oil over medium to medium-high heat. Add the onions and carrots, and cook until lightly brown, about 10 minutes. Stick the cloves in the halves of the garlic. Add to the pot with the bay leaves, oregano, the beans and hocks. Add the water and bring to a full rolling boil. Season with 2 teaspoons salt. Adjust the heat to maintain a simmer, cook until beans and meat are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Pull the pot off the heat and cool slightly. Remove the hocks from the soup, set aside to cool. Remove the meat from the hocks, discarding the bones, fat and skin. Cut the meat into small cubes and reserve. Puree the soup, with an immersion blender or in batches in a blender until smooth. Additional water can be added to desired consistency. Add the sherry and vinegar and combine well. Return the soup to medium heat and simmer with the reserved meat. Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste. To serve, divide the soup among warmed bowls, and top with one or more of the garnishes, if desired.
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HOME-STYLE BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil for 2-3 minutes or until tender., In a blender, combine 1/2 cup chicken broth and 1 can beans; cover and process until smooth. Add to onion mixture., Stir in the tomatoes, cumin, garlic salt, remaining beans and remaining broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with cilantro, parsley, sour cream and tortilla chips if desired.

QUICK BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Drain some of the liquid from 2 cans black beans.
• Put 2 cans black beans, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, 1 cup chicken broth, cumin, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper into a blender and blend until smooth; pour into a saucepan and add remaining chicken broth and 1 can black beans. Place saucepan over medium heat, bring mixture to a simmer, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Put 1/2 cup hot rice into each of 6 bowls. Ladle soup over rice and top with 1 tablespoon sour cream.

CLASSIC BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, place beans and enough water to cover beans by 2 inches. Heat to boiling; boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 1 hour. Drain beans; set aside.
• In 3- or 4-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook 3 cups onions and the bell pepper in oil 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Add cumin, oregano and garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Add drained beans, broth and water. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Partially cover; simmer 1 hour 30 minutes or until beans are tender. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
• In blender, place half of bean mixture. Cover; blend on high speed until smooth. Return pureed soup to remaining soup in pan. Stir in lime juice, pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Serve with cheese, finely chopped onion, sour cream and cilantro.

VEGAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, celery, carrots and garlic for 5 minutes. Season with chili powder, cumin, and black pepper; cook for 1 minute. Stir in vegetable broth, 2 cans of beans, and corn. Bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor or blender, process remaining 2 cans beans and tomatoes until smooth. Stir into boiling soup mixture, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 15 minutes.

BLACK BEAN BLENDER SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender, combine beans, broth, salsa, and cumin.
• Blend until fairly smooth.
• Heat soup in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Serve topped with chopped cilantro.

BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, let the oil heat over medium heat.
• Add in the onion, carrot, bell pepper, and garlic; cover and cook for about 5 minutes or until the veggies are softened.
• Transfer veggie mixture to a 4-6 quart slowcooker.
• Add in the beans, tomatoes with juice, vegetable stock, bay leaves, cumin, thyme, cayenne, salt and pepper; stir to mix.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
• Remove and throw away bay leaf; adjust seasonings to taste.
• Add in lemon juice right before you are ready to serve.
• To thicken soup, puree about 2 cups (or up to one-half) of soup solids by using an immersion blender right in the cooker or take out soup solids and tranfer to a blender or food processor; return puree to slow-cooker.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, saute the celery, onion, garlic and jalapeno in oil until onion is tender. Stir in the beans, broth, water, seasonings and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Cool slightly., In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return to the pan; heat through. Garnish each serving with tomatoes, sour cream and cilantro.

SLOW-COOKER BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker, combine the beans, onion, garlic, chipotle chile and sauce, cumin, bay leaves and/or oregano, and baking soda, if using. Add 6 cups of water and 1 teaspoon salt and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low until the beans are tender, 8 to 10 hours. Taste more than one bean to ensure they're all cooked through; they should also flatten without much effort when pressed between your fingers.
• Remove and compost the bay leaves. Transfer the onion, garlic and chipotle chile to a blender or food processor, along with about 2 cups of the beans and broth. (You can purée more or less of the soup, depending on desired consistency.) Blend until smooth. Pour puréed soup back into the slow cooker, stir in the vinegar, then season to taste with salt. Eat with desired toppings.