Fat Free Vegan Black Bean Soup Recipe

Fat Free Vegan Black Bean Soup Recipe

Makes about 4 quarts [16 cups] of soup

Ingredients

1. 4 cups black beans
2. 12 cups water
3. 2 bay leaves*
4. 28 oz crushed tomatoes, jarred or canned
5. 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
6. 1.5-2 tbsp Himalayan sea salt (or to taste)
7. 1/2-1 tbsp chili powder (depending on how much heat you want)
8. 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
9. 3 tbsp cumin powder
10. 1/4 water to saute vegetables
11. 2 carrots, finely chopped
12. 4 springs of green onions, including white parts, finely chopped
13. 1/2 large onion, finely chopped
14. 4-5 stalks of celery, finely chopped
15. 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
16. 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro

Preparation

1. Pre-soak beans overnight and rinse before cooking.  If you don’t have time to pre-soak them, it will increase cooking time, but make sure to wash them thoroughly before cooking anyway.
2. Pour 10 cups of water into a large cooking pot, add beans, salt and bay leaves and bring to boil.
3. Cook until beans are tender, almost falling apart (pre-soaked beans cooking time might be 60-90 mins, while unsoaked beans will take 2-2.5 hrs to get there)
4. Add tomatoes and remaining 2 cups of water.
5. Add: soy sauce, salt, chili powder, cayenne pepper and cumin powder, and continue cooking.
6. Meanwhile, preheat a skillet on medium heat, add remaining ingredients: onions, carrots, celery and bell pepper. When you hear them sizzle, use 1/4 cup of water, splashing as needed, to saute. Bring to medium-high heat, saute, stirring, for 1-2 minutes, reduce heat to medium and saute for another 5 minutes.
7. Remove ingredients from the skillet and add to boiling soup.
8. Bring everything to boil.
9. Add cilantro.
10. Cover cooking pot, reduce heat to low and continue cooking for another 20-30 minutes.

*pre-soaking, boiling beans with bay leaves, and removing white foam off the top, while boiling occurs–all reduce the “gas” effect of beans. 

If you make the soup, let me know what you think.  Adjust ingredient quantities as needed.

Bone Appetite!