
🇲🇽 Mexican
Black Beans Sopa
🇲🇽 Mexican
Gentle simmered black beans in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the mexican answer to "something light tonight". About 43 minutes from fridge to table.
Prep 10 min Cook 33 min Serves 4 Easy
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Onion1, diced
- Garlic3 cloves, minced
- Vegetable Oil1 tbsp
- Fresh Cilantrosmall handful
- Tomato Sauce300 ml
- Ground Cumin1/2 tsp
- Stock or Broth1 litre
- Pasta Shells80 g
- Black Beans2 cans
Instructions
- 1
Sweat the onion in the Vegetable Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
- 2
Add the garlic and ground cumin and cook for 30 seconds more.
- 3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the black beans.
- 4
Simmer gently until the black beans is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
- 5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh cilantro and a grind of black pepper.
Chef's tip
For deeper flavour, toast the ground cumin in the oil before adding anything wet.
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