

Then add minced garlic and the zest of an orange.Īdd 6 cups cooked black beans and a quart of water or stock.Īdd some crushed oregano, then simmer 30 minutes. Start by sweating onion with toasted cumin seed and crushed red pepper flakes. Can.ĭice some onion for the soup reserve some for garnishing: Works for me. This soup season, I’m going to use this information to my advantage-no longer will I allow un-soaked beans to stand in the way of the soup or chili of my immediate dreams. And in fact, it might be preferable both taste and texture-wise not to soak/brine. But I recently learned that with black beans, brining and soaking is not necessary. I made it again very recently, using my Duromatic pressure cooker to cook a pound of un-soaked black beans, and the whole thing came together relatively quickly.įriends, if you’ve been reading for awhile, you know I’m a briner and a soaker.

Somehow, through all of the bold, beany flavors, the citrusy brightness prevailed. But there was an element of surprise, too, lent by the zest of an orange. What I loved about the recipe was the simplicity of the flavors: sautéed onion and garlic, toasted cumin seed and crushed red pepper flakes. Several years ago, while cooking my way through the soup chapter of Twelve Recipes, I discovered Cal Peternell’s black bean soup.
