Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Jamaican black bean & Rice soup

I made this soup earlier tonight and it is freaking amazing! I got it out of our old ward's cookbook. I have a friend there and I've been making all her recipes from that book and they're all so good. Ty loved it, Tracen gobbled it up and yelled at me for not spooning it into his mouth faster, and Jesse's comments don't count because he's picky and doesn't like about 75% of what I make. The garnishments totally make this soup, I tried some of Tracen's first bowl without them and he was missing out.

4 C vegtable or chicken stock
3 cans black beans
1 can diced tomatoes (I used a jar of stewed, not diced, from my garden, still way good)
1 can corn
1/4 c olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
4-6 garlic cloves crushed
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 1/2 tsp oregano
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice (I cooked more than this and didn't want to save it so I used about double this amount)
Garnish-green onion, sour cream and limes

Combine beans and chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Take 2 cups of this mixture and puree it then add it back into the pot. Add tomatoes and corn bring back to a simmer. Meanwhile, heat oil in a skillet and add onion, garlic, cumin, oregano and stir till onion is soft, add to soup mixture. Stir in rice. Spoon into bowls and top with green onions, sour cream and a lime wedge. Stir it all together in your bowl to mix and enjoy!

1 comment:

The Barton Family said...

I made this and I really liked it, Bryce loved it!! Thanks for sharing!