Black Bean Chili Soup Food

BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, saute onions in oil for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, peppers and garlic; saute for 5-6 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

BLACK BEAN CHILI SOUP

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, onion and can of jalapeno salsa in a stock pot and cook on medium heat until beef is lightly browned.
• Stir in garlic.
• Add cans of black beans, beef stock, tomato sauce, jarred jalapeno pepper slices, olives, ground cumin, chipotle powder and cayenne chili powder and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Top soup with shredded cheese, sour cream and chopped cilantro if desired.

BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the onion, red bell peppers, jalapeno, mushrooms, tomatoes and corn for 10 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Season with black pepper, cumin, and chili powder. Stir in the black beans, chicken or vegetable broth, and salt. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium low. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the soup to food processor or blender; puree and stir the bean mixture back into the soup. Serve hot by itself or over rice.

MEXICAN BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Boil the black beans in water with onions, 1/2 cup green peppers, chipotle peppers, salt and pepper. Add additional water if needed. Cook beans until slightly tender, then add the 1/4 cup green pepper and remaining ingredients and simmer approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour. Add water as necessary for consistency.

BLACK BEAN, LENTIL AND EGGPLANT CHILI

Steps:

• Put the black beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water; set aside to soak overnight, then drain.
• Combine the soaked black beans, 2 pasilla chiles, the bay leaves and half of the garlic in a large wide pot and add enough water to cover by 3 inches. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until soft, about 1 1/2 hours; remove from the heat and set aside.
• Meanwhile, add the remaining 2 pasilla chiles and the cascabel and chipotle chiles to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, the chopped dried chiles and the cumin and saute until the chiles are soft, about 7 minutes. Add the remaining garlic and the poblano and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 more minutes. Add the eggplant, season with salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes.
• Add the crushed and diced tomatoes, 4 cups water, the bouillon and green lentils to the pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are almost tender, about 30 minutes.
• Add the prepared black beans and their cooking liquid and simmer until the lentils are soft, about 30 more minutes. (The longer you let the chili simmer, the thicker it will get.) Season with salt and add the lime juice. Remove the whole pasilla chiles and bay leaves before serving.

BLACK BEAN SIRLOIN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat.
• Dry the sirloin with paper towels; sprinkle sirloin with salt and pepepr.
• Add the beef to the soup pot a few pieces at a time, browning meat evenly and removing pieces to a bowl when they are brown.
• Add in the onion, garlic, and jalapenos; stir/saute for about 3 minutes or until begin to soften.
• Add in the chili powder, cayenne, and cumin; stir/saute for 2-3 minutes (stir briskly to make sure spices don't burn).
• Return the beef to the soup pot; add in the soup mix and water, stirring to loosen any browned bits that may have stuck to the bottom of the pot.
• Bring to a boil, lower the heat to medium-low, and simmer, uncovered, for about an hour or until the beef is tender--stir occasionally.
• Taste the chili and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the beans; simmer 15 minutes.
• Serve chili in individual bowl with desired toppings.

CHILI BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until heated through.

SPICY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large pan over a medium-high heat. Add onion, green chilies, garlic, jalapeno and cumin. Saute until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add beans with juices and stock. Bring soup to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until flavours blend, about 15 minutes.
• Puree 675ml of soup in batches in a blender. Return puree to same pan. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soups into bowls and serve with sour cream and tortilla chips.

BLACK BEAN CHILI WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Spread the minced mushrooms on a clean dish towel or paper towel and squeeze out excess liquid. Heat the oil in a medium pot over high. Add the mushrooms with a pinch each of salt and pepper and cook, stirring every minute or so, until the mushrooms sear to a darker color and any remaining water in the mushrooms has cooked off, about 5 minutes.
• Lower the heat to medium and add the onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens and browns slightly, about 5 minutes. Add the bell peppers, jalapeño and garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until fragrant and beginning to brown. Add the chile powder, chipotle powder, cumin and cinnamon and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute, then add the tomato paste and mix.
• Lower the heat to medium-low and add the canned diced tomato and its juices, beans, broth, sugar and porcini mushrooms, if using. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover with the lid ajar and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes to allow the flavors to meld. Divide among bowls and serve with sour cream and cilantro.