CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

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Number Of Ingredients 14

1 pound black beans, rinsed
4 cups chicken stock - homemade or canned
4 cups water
2 bay leaves
1 Tbsp. Cumin
1 Tbsp. Oregano
Olive oil - a little for sauté, plus 1/4 cup added later to soup
1 large sweet red pepper - cut in half - (1/2 coarsely chopped)
1 large yellow onion - coarsely chopped
1 large green bell pepper - coarsely chopped
4 - 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup red wine
Salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

  • 1) Pour rinsed beans into a large stockpot with chicken stock. 2) Add bay leaves, cumin, oregano and 1/2 of the sweet red pepper. 3) Turn heat to high and bring to a boil. 4) Boil for about 3 minutes on high heat. 5) Cover and simmer on low for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until beans are tender. 6) Remove the red pepper. 7) In a small skillet, sauté onion, green and red pepper in olive oil until peppers are soft and onion is translucent. (this is your sofrito) 8) Take this sofrito, put it in a blender and puree. 9) Add the pureed sofrito to beans. 10) In the same skillet sauté the garlic until fragrant, but not burned. 11) Add garlic to the beans. 12) Add sugar, red wine and salt and pepper to taste. 13) Continue cooking on medium heat until it's very thick - 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally. 14) It will be very thick soup, but if you want to, you can seriously add last night's picadillo and pretend you're having chili.

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