Black Bean Soup/Mexican Inspired Soup

Aanchal Gupta

A Mexican inspired soup, with the bold flavors of garlic,salsa and taco seasoning.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Course Soup/Beans

Cuisine Mexican

Servings cups

Ingredients

For Boiling the Black Beans

1 cup Black Beans soaked overnight
2 Garlic cloves
2 jalapenos/Green chilies optional
6 cups water
Salt as per taste

For the soup

2 tbsp Oil
1 Onion chopped
3/4 cup salsa
2 tsp Garlic Minced
2 tsp Jalapenos/Green chilies minced
1 tsp Jeera/Cumin seeds
11/2 tsp Taco Seasoning
Generous Squeeze of Lime/Lemon

For Garnishing

Mexican Cheese Blend/Pepper jack Cheese or any cheese that's available omit for a vegan option or use vegan cheese
Sour Cream omit for a vegan option
Chopped Jalapenos/green Chilies or Cilantro

Instructions

Soak Black Beans overnight.
Rinse Black Beans and cook with Garlic, Jalapenos, water and salt.
Give 4 whistles in pressure cooker or just cook in pot till done.Cool.
In hot oil, add Jeera/cumin. Let it crackle.
Add Onions and cook till pink and translucent.
Add Garlic and Green Chilies and continue to cook till light brown.
Add Taco Seasoning and cook some more.
Meanwhile, Once the Black Beans have cooled, Blend 3/4 of the Black beans with the salsa, in a blender. Leave 1/4 of the Black Beans as is. We want some texture in the soup.
Add the blended and whole black beans to the onion mixture.
Bring to a rolling boil and then turn down the temperature to simmer and simmer for 15 minutes.
Garnish with Cheese,sour cream,Cilantro, Jalapenos, salsa.(omit cheese and sour cream for vegan option)

Notes

You can make with Canned Black Beans. If using canned, Rinse and drain the beans. Move on to the directions for making soup. When making soup, you can add a little more Garlic and Green chilies. The canned ones come with a good bit of sodium, so be cautious while adding salt. The Taco Seasoning also has salt!

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