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How to Make Smokey Vegetarian Cuban Black Bean Soup - A Step-by-Step Guide

Looking for a delicious and hearty soup that is packed with flavor? Then you'll love our smokey vegetarian Cuban black bean soup recipe. This soup is rich, flavorful, and filled with protein from the black beans, making it a satisfying meal option for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. With the perfect blend of aromatic spices and savory ingredients, this soup is sure to become a new favorite in your recipe collection.

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound dried black beans
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano, crushed between your fingers
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 6 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 cup diced smoked tempeh bacon (such as Lightlife® Organic Smoky Tempeh Strips®)
  • 2 tablespoons dark rum (Optional)
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ cup sliced hard-boiled eggs (Optional)
  • ½ cup finely chopped red onion

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins
  • Additional Time: 8 hrs
  • Total Time: 9 hrs 40 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 8 servings

  • Place black beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain beans and rinse with fresh water.
  • Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir yellow onion, paprika, and cumin seeds until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add red bell pepper, green bell pepper, garlic, oregano, and bay leaves; cook and stir until onion is translucent and bell peppers are tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
  • Mix vegetable stock, black beans, tempeh, rum, and jalapeno pepper into onion mixture. Increase heat to medium-high, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until beans are tender, about 45 minutes.
  • Pour water into bean mixture; season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beans begin to fall apart and soup thickens, 30 to 40 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves from soup.
  • Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with hard-boiled eggs and red onion.

    • Nutrition

    356 cal.

    • Total Fat: 10g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 36mg
    • Sodium: 884mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 48g
    • Dietary Fiber: 11g
    • Total Sugars: 6g
    • Protein: 18g
    • Vitamin C: 36mg
    • Calcium: 149mg
    • Iron: 4mg
    • Potassium: 994mg

    Categories

    Soup recipes
    Vegetarian recipes
    Cuban recipes
    Black bean recipes