Ultimate Black Bean And Rice Soup Food

BLACK BEAN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat olive oil and add the onion and celery and sauté until the onions and celery become soft and translucent about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the stock, water, salt, cayenne pepper, and black beans.
• Bring soup to a low boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• In the meantime, prepare the rice and follow the directions of the package to steam the rice.
• Finally, add the cooked rice into the bean soup and stir until well combined for about 2 minutes, or until heated through. Turn off the heat.
• Taste the soup and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with some grated Parmigiano cheese on top. Serve warm.
• Serves 6 to 8

BLACK BEAN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Blend 1-1/2 cans beans in blender until smooth. Pour into large saucepan.
• Add remaining beans, water, onions and dressing mix; stir until well blended. Bring to boil on medium-high heat.
• Stir in rice; cover. Simmer on low heat 5 min. or until heated through; stir.

TEX-MEX BEAN SOUP WITH RICE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper; cook until lightly toasted, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, black beans, pinto beans and 6 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and stir. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Remove 1/2 cup of the bean mixture to a bowl using a slotted spoon; mash with a fork, then return to the pot along with the rice and 1/4 cup cilantro. Cook until the soup thickens, about 5 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet or wrap in damp paper towels and microwave; wrap in foil to keep warm.
• Top each serving of soup with the cheese and the remaining 1/4 cup cilantro. Serve with the warm tortillas.

BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Pick through the beans and discard any debris - wash under cold running water. In a food processor, add garlic, onion, bell pepper, and cilantro.
• Set a large pot over medium heat and add a 3-count of olive oil. Add the oregano and cumin. Add vegetable puree and saute until just fragrant, 7 to 10 minutes. Add beans, ham hock, jalapeno, and stock. Slightly cover and simmer for 2 hours until beans are tender.
• When cooked, remove bay leaves and take out ham hock. Cut ham meat off the bone, cut into pieces and set aside.
• Using a blender or immersion blender, puree just enough of the beans and stock (about a third of the total pot) to thicken up the soup and bring everything together. Season with salt and pepper and fold ham meat back into the soup.
• Make the crema by combining sour cream and zest. Serve each soup with a spoonful of lime crema, a squeeze of lime and some fresh cilantro.

BEAN SOUP WITH RICE

Steps:

• Put the shelled beans in a pan with 2 quarts of cold water. Bring slowly to boiling point. Cook the beans until they are tender, adding salt when they are nearly done.
• Finely chop the onion, garlic, celery, basil, parsley, and small piece of red chili. Fry these gently in 3 tablespoons of oil, together with the bacon. When it has all turned a light golden color, add the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and continue cooking for about 15 to 20 minutes. Put it all through a vegetable sieve and add the beans with their cooking water. Stir well and continue cooking for 10 more minutes. Add rice. Serve hot or lukewarm without cheese.

CHICKEN, BLACK BEAN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in oil until tender.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients and heat through.

SMOKY BLACK BEAN AND RICE STOUP

Steps:

• Heat a soup pot over medium-high heat; add olive oil, then add the bacon; cook 3-4 minutes to render to fat.
• Add in the bay leaf, celery, onions, and garlic; cook 3-4 minutes to soften the veggies.
• Add in corn and 1 can black beans and their juice.
• Drain the other can, then add half the can of beans.
• Mash the remaining beans in the can with a fork to make a paste out of them, then scrape them into the pot.
• Add in coriander, chili powder, cumin, Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt/pepper to taste.
• Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, and stock; cover pot, increase heat to bring the stoup to a boil.
• Add in the rice; cover the stoup over a rolling simmer until the rice is tender but has a little bite left to it, 15 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings and serve.

SOUTHWEST BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large nonstick saucepan, saute the pepper, celery and onion in oil until tender. Add the beans, broth, tomatoes, chilies and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until thickened., Divide rice among six soup bowls; top with soup and sour cream.