Smoky Black Bean And Ham Soup Food

HAM AND BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until onion is tender.

BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat oil over medium to medium-high heat.
• Add onion and saute' until soft, about 3-4 minutes.
• Add garlic, and saute' additional minute.
• Add ham and saute' additional minute.
• Stir in lime zest, beans (including liquid), stock, tomatoes (including juice), hot sauce and cumin. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to simmer and let simmer for 45 minutes.
• Partially mash the beans with potato masher to thicken.
• Add the lime juice and salt and pepper if needed.
• Garnish with your choice of sour cream, cilantro, diced tomatoes, diced jalapenos, parsley, crushed corn chips.

SMOKY BLACK BEAN BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the carrot, corn and onion and cook until the vegetables being to soften, about 8 minutes. Season with salt.
• Add the garlic, chile powder and cumin and cook until the spices are fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the beans, chipotle and adobo sauce and stir just to combine. Pour in the stock and 1 cup water. Bring to a simmer and cook until thick and creamy, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Stir in the lime juice and season with salt, if necessary. Puree the hot soup with a hand blender, if desired, or leave chunky. Serve in soup bowls with the cilantro and a dollop of sour cream.

HEARTY HAM BONE BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place ham bone in a large slow cooker.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute celery, onion, and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour mixture over the ham bone in the slow cooker.
• Saute carrots, potatoes, and red bell pepper in the same saucepan until coated in oil, about 1 minute. Transfer vegetables to the slow cooker; add water, black beans, vegetable juice, corn, tomatoes, green chiles, cumin, salt, and black pepper. Cover and cook on High until soup is warm, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low; continue to cook for 5 to 6 hours.
• Remove ham bone from the soup. Separate meat from the bone and return to the soup; discard the bone. Cover soup and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight. Discard thick fat on the top of the soup and reheat.

BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, warm the oil.
• Add the onion, carrots, and celery.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the beans, broth, and sherry.
• Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Decrease heat to med-low and simmer, partially covered and stirring often, until the flavors are blended, about 15 minutes.
• In a blender or food processor, puree 2 cups of the soup, then return to the pan.
• Add the diced ham and simmer over medium heat until the ham is heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle into bowls, garnish with sour cream and serve.

SMOKEY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pot over med heat.
• Add the onions, celery and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes.
• Add the broth, tomatoes, cilantro, cumin, and smoked paprika. Bring to a soft boil. Reduce heat, and cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the black beans and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
• Stir.
• At this time, if desired, puree 1/3 to 1/2 of the soup for a thicker texture. Totally optional.
• Add salt, if needed.
• Serve garnished with a dallop of the optional FF sour cream.