Serve the soup hot, in deep bowls garnished with your favorite toppings.Finally, taste the soup and correct the seasoning with salt and pepper and a teaspoon or two of red wine vinegar to brighten the flavors.At the end of cooking you may want to puree some of the soup for a creamier texture.

Simmer the soup until the beans are tender, about an hour an a half. Next, add the beans, stock, oregano and bay leaves.Then you'll add sherry, chopped jalapeños, chipotle chilies in adobo sauce and cumin and let those cook and soften for a couple of minutes. First you sauté the carrots, onions and garlic to soften them.This recipe comes together easily but you do need to stick around to tend to the pot from time to time. Drain them and they're ready to go, guaranteed to cook quickly, to be nice and tender, and they will probably be more digestible than un-soaked beans. Let them soak for at least 8 hours or overnight. All you have to do is put them in a bowl and pour water on top. Othersinsist soaking makes beans more digestible, reduces cooking time and increases nutrient absorption.Īfter weighing lots of pros and cons, I say: soak them. Should you soak black beans before cooking them? This is a hotly debated question. Here's a hilarious article on the topic, by Kenji Lopez from Serious Eats. He does extensive testing, even goes so far as to feed soaked and un-soaked black beans to his dog to track the comparative 'wind' factor.

Have you ever cooked black beans from scratch? If so, did you pre soak them overnight? Or maybe you've tried the quick boil and soak method? NOTES ON COOKING BLACK BEAN SOUP FROM SCRATCH Good quality vegetable stock works just as well as chicken stock in this recipe. In fact, this black bean soup is perfect for vegetarians or vegans. Their wonderful earthy flavors are so satisfying, there's no need for meat in this meal. Black beans are a great source of protein, fiber and nutrients. This is exactly what I crave when I want a warm, filling and healthy meal. A generous seasoning of cumin and chipotle chilis in adobo infuse smokiness and just the right amount of heat into this delicious healthy soup that is hearty enough to serve for dinner. Here's my favorite black bean soup! It uses dried black turtle beans which are the key to making the best black bean soup with rich dark velvety broth.

Black bean soup