Brazil
Brazilian Black Bean Soup
A Brazil recipe for Brazilian Black Bean Soup, presented with clear ingredients and concise step-by-step instructions.
A pot of black beans with onion, cumin and lime is one of the cheapest suppers a Brazilian family can put on the table, eaten with rice and bread rather than kept for a special occasion. Frying a whole onion until it collapses and dropping it into the pot near the end is what gives the broth its depth. The lime goes in off the heat, so the beans can simmer long while the citrus keeps its edge.
Ingredients
- dried black beans2 cups
- water8 cups
- garlic, minced4 cloves
- diced white onion0.3 cup
- chopped green onion0.3 cup
- whole cloves2
- ground cumin0.5 teaspoon
- caribe or another ground hot pepper1 tablespoon
- Lime juice1 lime
- Salt to tasteTo taste
- Pepper to tasteTo taste
Directions
- 1
Place beans in a large pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. Simmer for 2 hours and drain.
- 2
Place beans in a large pan and add 8 cups water, garlic, salt, white onions, cumin, ground chili and lime juice. Tie cloves in cheesecloth for easy removal if desired. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours or until beans are tender and soup is thick.
- 3
Mix in green onions and serve with lime wedge.
Source: Wikibooks Cookbook (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0; English normalized and Chinese translation added by WorldBite.