Black Bean Soup

Sopa de Frijol Negro

Bean soups are served throughout Mexico. Try this recipe for a rich comforting black bean soup, called sopa de frijol negro. It is simple to prepare and you get great results with canned beans. The results are even better with home-cooked beans. (How to Cook Beans.)

The soup is vegetarian but you can make this soup vegan by omitting the cream and cheese when you serve it.

How to Make

Gather Your Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked black beans
• 2 Roma tomatoes
• 1 medium onion
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 serrano chile optional
• 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
• ⅛ teaspoon cumin
• tortilla strips
• 6 tablespoons Mexican cream
• 1 avocado cut into ¼ inch cubes
• 6 ounces queso fresco a young white Mexican cheese

Roughly chop the tomatoes and onions. Peel the garlic. Heat a pan to high. Add 2 tablespoons cooking oil then add the vegetables.

Stirring frequently, cook until the vegetables have started to brown.

Add the browned, tomatoes, onion, and garlic to your blender with ¼ cup water and blend until smooth.

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Black Bean Soup Recipe

An easy, hearty, Mexican black bean soup, "sopa de frijol negro," garnished with tortilla strips, fresh avocado, and queso fresco.

Course Soup

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword bean soup, black bean soup recipe, black beans, Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Calories 294kcal

Author Douglas Cullen

Equipment

• Cutting board
• Kitchen knife
• Kitchen spoon
• Blender
• Small soup pot or large skillet
• Soup bowls
• Soup spoons

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked black beans
• 2 tomatoes Roma
• 1 medium onion
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 serrano chile optional
• 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
• ⅛ teaspoon cumin
• tortilla strips
• 6 tablespoons Mexican cream
• 1 avocado cut into ¼ inch cubes
• 6 ounces queso fresco a young white Mexican cheese

Instructions

• Roast the tomatoes, onion, and garlic until they are blackened. You can do this under the broiler or in a pan on the stove.
• Blend the roasted vegetables, cumin, and oregano until smooth. (Add a little water if necessary to blend)
• Next, blend the black beans with the vegetable mixture until very smooth. (Add 1 cup of water to blend, add more if necessary)
• Place the blended soup in a pan on the stove.
• Simmer the soup for one hour. (Add water if necessary so that it doesn’t become too thick.)
• Salt to taste.
• To serve, divide the soup into 6 bowls.
• Garnish each bowl of soup with the tortilla strips, 1 tablespoon of Mexican cream, 1 ounce of cubed queso fresco cheese, and the cubed avocado.

Notes

If you use canned beans, be sure to rinse them well to remove the excess salt. You can substitute mozzarella for the “queso fresco.” The soup will keep 3 or 4 days in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 280mg | Potassium: 588mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Vitamin C: 8.6mg | Calcium: 227mg | Iron: 2.3mg

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