Cuban Black Bean Soup

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Cuban Black Bean Soup

Recipe #25661 | 50 min | 10 min prep | add private note

By: William (Uncle Bill) Anatooskin
Apr 18, 2002

A delicious and medium spicy soup.

SERVES 16 (change servings and units)

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried red lentil
• 1/2 cup dried brown lentils
• 2 cups water
• 2 (19 fluid ounce) cans black beans, include liquid
• 40 fluid ounces vegetable broth or chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons chicken soup base or 3  chicken bouillon cubes
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed into 1/2 " cubes (about 4 cups)
• 1 cup diced celery root or 2 large ribs celery, diced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped small (about 3 cups)
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 3 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons crushed dried oregano
• 4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon sambal oelek (paste of fresh chili)
• 4 tablespoons instant mashed potatoes or potato flakes

Directions

1. 1

   Rinse red and brown lentils in cold water.

2. 2

   In a medium size saucepan, add lentils and 2 cups of water and bring to boil.

3. 3

   Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

4. 4

   In a medium size cooking pot, add cooked lentils including liquid, black beans including liquid, broth, chicken soup base, cubed potatoes, celery root and bring to boil.

5. 5

   Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.

6. 6

   In the meantime, to a medium size frying pan, add butter, olive oil, chopped garlic and onions and saute' until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Add onion mixture to soup pot.

8. 8

   Add soy sauce, black pepper, chili powder, ground cumin, crushed oregano, 4 cups water and bring to boil.

9. 9

   Add more water if soup is too thick.

10. 10

    Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.

11. 11

    Remove about 1/3 of the soup into a bowl.

12. 12

    Using an electric blender, blend and return to soup pot.

13. 13

    Add Sambal Oelek and instant mashed potatoes; stir well to blend.

14. 14

    Bring soup just to boil.

15. 15

    Adjust seasonings to taste.

16. 16

    Serve soup hot.

17. 17

    NOTE: You can use dried black beans instead of canned.

18. 18

    You will require 2 cups of dried beans, soak overnight in water.

19. 19

    Next day, drain and rinse.

20. 20

    Canned lentils may also be used instead of dried, Will require 1 (19 fluid ounce) can, include liquid.