Black Bean Pumpkin Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
8 cups
ingredients
- 3 (15 1/2 ounce) cans black beans (about 4 1/2 cups, rinsed and drained)
- 1 cup drained canned tomato, chopped
- 1 1⁄4 cups chopped onions
- 1⁄2 cup minced shallot
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter (1/4 cup)
- 4 cups beef broth
- 16 ounces pumpkin puree (abouit 1 1/2 cups)
- 1⁄2 cup dry sherry
- 1⁄2 lb cooked ham, cut into 1/8-inch dice
- 3 -4 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
-
Garnish
- sour cream
directions
- In a food processor coarsely puree beans and tomatoes.
- In a 6-quart heavy kettle, cook onion, shallots, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper in butter over moderate heat, stirring until onion is softened and beginning to brown. Stir in bean puree. Stir in broth, pumpkin puree and sherry until combined. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes or until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Just before serving, add ham and vinegar. Simmer soup, stirring, until completely heated through. Season soup with salt and pepper.
- Serve soup garnished with sour cream, if desired.
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TasteTester
United States
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