Black Bean Soup With Sweet Potatoes

akgrown's Note:

A simple and exotic soup served with a dollop of sour cream and lime wedges.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 2 tablespoons garlic , minced
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups dried black beans , soaked overnight (or 2 1/2-3 cups canned black beans)
• 1 tablespoon cilantro , chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 2 sweet potatoes , peeled and chopped
• sour cream
• lime wedge , for serving

Directions:

1. Heat oil in large dutch oven or stock pot. Sauté onion and garlic in oil until soft.
2. Add balance of ingredients except the sweet potatoes. Simmer until beans are soft, about 1 hour.
3. Add potatoes and continue to simmer until potatoes are tender (do not overcook sweet potatoes, they'll turn to mush) :-)
4. Serve hot with a dollop of sour cream and a lime wedge squeezed over the top.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

Nice and filling..... and healthy, too! I made this as written using canned black beans (3 cups). This was super tasty, but I felt it was too liquidy. I think 6 cups of broth was way too much for the recipe. Next time I would decrease the broth and/or maybe puree some of the soup. I garnished with sour cream, cilantro and the lime juice. Yummy! Thanx for sharing!

[driggs63]

I made this last night and it was so quick and easy and delicious!! I used 2 cans of Trader Joe's black beans, so it only took about 20 minutes to cook. I let it sit on the stove on warm for about 45 minutes total, and it was fantastic. Will definitely make again!!

[Nickeletta]

My whole family liked this soup a lot. I used canned beans, and left out the corainder (beacuse I didn't have any). I did add a can of diced tomatoes.