Black bean soup and toasted cumin seed crema from Smitten Kitchen by Deb Perelman

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  • clepro on March 23, 2024

    Yes, I agree that this was no better than average.

  • mzgourmand on January 26, 2021

    I agree with Laura - this a very average black bean soup. I was sorry that we had used our precious Rancho Gordo beans in it, in fact. Agree with all Laura's critiques: soup was bland, topping was nothing extraordinary & would have had to have a lot more cumin. Was not received very enthusiastically.

  • Laura on January 01, 2015

    We found this soup to be very average, nothing special at all. It was very watery and, even after doubling the amount of chipotles, it wasn't particularly spicy -- we had to add chipotle-flavored hot sauce. Even the cumin seed creme fraiche was very subtle and would have needed about twice the amount of cumin seeds to deliver that flavor. Won't be making this again because there are much better black bean soup recipes.

  • louie734 on May 02, 2014

    The best black bean soup ever. Can be prepped a day ahead - sauté the veg, add the spices, etc, then pop into a container (rinse the skillet with 1 c of the water to get all the good stuff out) and refrigerate till ready to cook. Then all that needs done is rinsing the beans, dumping the veg in, and topping up with more water. My immersion blender makes the pureeing a breeze. DON'T SKIP THE CREMA! Wow does that toasted, ground cumin seed make all the difference!

  • Waderu on September 29, 2012

    I don't like chipotles very much so I substituted a can of fire roasted tomatoes and added a tsp of Spanish hot smoked paprika and a tsp of smoked black pepper. It turned out great - best black bean soup I ever had. Will definitely make this again.

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