Down Island Black Bean Soup
From choclytcandy 15 years ago
- 70 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Nicole Routhier's Fruit Cookbook. I would make sure the beans are thoroughly cooked before adding the plantains. Cooking time may be longer than cook time provided in the recipe. This soup tastes better if prepared ahead of time. Read more Do not add the plaintains until ready to serve. See less
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound dried black beans, rinsed and picked over shopping list
- 4 cups chicken broth, preferably homemade shopping list
- 1 cup chopped onion shopping list
- 2 tsp minced garlic shopping list
- 1/3 cup diced carrot shopping list
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, including stems shopping list
- 2 tsp dried oregano, crumbled shopping list
- 2 tsp ground cumin shopping list
- salt shopping list
- 1/2 small fresh scotch bonnet pepper or 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped shopping list
- 1/2 orange, unpeeled, studded with 6 whole cloves shopping list
- 2 ripe (black) plantains shopping list
- 1/4 pound smoked beef sausage, preferably kielbasa, diced shopping list
- 1 cup fresh orange juice shopping list
- Finely chopped red onion, for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- Place the beans in a large soup pot or Dutch oven, add 5 cups water, and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover, and soak for 1 hour. Drain the beans, reserving 3 cups of the soaking liquid.
- Return beans and the reserved liquid to the pot. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until the beans are tender. 30 to 35 minutes.
- Stir in the chopped onions, garlic, carrot, cilantro, oregano, cumin, 1 tsp salt, the Scotch bonnet pepper, and the studded orange. Raise the heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Remove and discard the studded orange, cut the tips off each plantain. Slit the skin lengthwise down the ribs, and unwrap the fruit. Quarter the plantains, then cut them crosswise into 1/2 inch cubes. Add the plantains and sausage to the beans. Continue simmering, uncovered, until the fruit is tender and the sausage is heated through, about 5 minutes longer.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the orange juice. Adjust the seasoning with salt if necessary. Ladle the soup into warmed bowls and garnish with chopped red onion. Serve immediately.
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This sounds excellent! What a wonderful blend of flavors. Thanks for the share.
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Oh, This sounds great. Thanks
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Interesting Blend Of Flavors Going On In There. We All Love Soup And This Is Another Good One. Great Share, Thnx.
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