Black Bean Soup in the Instant Pot

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Black Bean Soup in the Instant Pot
(or any pressure cooker)

Serves 8

For the soup:
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 diced yellow onion
1 minced garlic clove
2 tsp Spanish smoked paprika
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 Lb rinsed dry black beans
7 cups water
bay leaf
2 Tbsp tomato paste
2 Tbsp butter
1 tsp pomegranate molasses or balsamic vinegar
salt to taste

Set the instant pot on sauté / normal setting. Add the oil, onions and a generous pinch of salt. Cook stirring occasionally until onions are translucent and golden. Add the garlic, cumin, coriander, paprika, and a pinch of cayenne. Cook stirring often until very aromatic, about 5 min.

Add the beans, bay leaf, and water. Season to taste with salt. Seal the pot and cook on high pressure for 30 minutes. Let the pressure drop naturally (this will take another 30-60 minutes).

Puree about a 1/3 of the soup in a blender together with tomato paste and butter and return back to the pot. Add more water as needed to get the thickness you want. Taste and adjust for salt and acidity (any sour ingredient like balsamic vinegar or pomegranate molasses will help with acidity).
Serve with sour cream, tortilla chips, scallions, cilantro, or the toppings of your choice.

For avocado cream:
1 large avocado
1 Tbsp lime juice
1/3 cup sour cream
2 Tbsp water
Salt to taste

Puree everything in a blender or food processor.

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I'm Cuban and black beans is our staple dish we don't use paprika nor coriander, instead we use oregano(also called Spanish Thyme or Indian borage ) much more garlic and a pepper that I can't find in the states that has a slight biter taste . Called "Aji cachucha" some parts of Cuba add a tablespoon of vinegar and a tablespoon of sugar . But in my opinion that changes the dish completely . To achieve a softer and thick texture we let the beans soak in water with salt overnight so next day is plump and softer, drain that water and add to the spices with ratio 1:2 Beans and water ... Amazing as always Helen I always enjoy your videos .

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I made this today and it came out so good. I cut the recipe in half leaving all the original seasoning measurements the same. I added a half red pepper, whole not chopped which I then blended with the beans to make the purée, 1 maggi chicken cube, 1 tsp Oregano, and 1 sazon packet (without annato). Served it with white rice and it was delicious! This is going to be my go-to meal because rice and beans is such a nourishing, affordable and easy meal (minus the soaking part)


Thank you ☺️

pro_noir
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I'm from Nicaragua. We eat LOTS of black beans in all forms. This video made my mouth water! Can't wait to make it. I found the avocado sauce interesting. I will definitely try that.

OlliMSa
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The Instant Pot is so valuable in my kitchen I have two. These modern day pressure cookers are amazing and they help bring delicious meals to our table every night.

EchoSigma
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Hello thank you, this recipe has helped me when i had almost nothing but spices onions and beans in stock. Its perfect. Thank you.

SasvanGulik
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Finally I bought the pressure cooker and this recipe was the first one in my waiting list. In Israel we have 500gr packages of black beans, so I needed almost 9 cups of water and it took me 10 more minutes for beans to soften. The result was absolutely stunning! My guests was almost crying. Helen, thank you so much for your work. I'll play with the spices and try another options like smoked meat or Mediterranean herbs, but this smoked paprika version is a fantastic start point.

zlatkes
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I watch all your videos despite being vegetarian but this was a pleasant surprise. Also belated congratulations on 100k subs. Happy the YouTube algorithm is recommending you from BA videos. :)

Milkysponge
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Made this today. Did not have black beans, so used kidney beans. Kept everything else the same. Quite yummy! Did not realize just how filling this would be. I could have gotten away with eating about 1/2 my serving. Great and simple recipe. Thanks, Helen!

james.randorff
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Cooked this last weekend. Very, very tasty.

Took about 30 minutes longer for the pressure come down naturally for me and wasn't happy with the thickness so I let it simmer for 20 minutes after to thicken. Thought it needed some heat so added a generous addition of cayenne pepper. For garnishes, I really like putting the garnishes all on one half, so you can take a spoonful of pure soup followed by a spoonful of soup with extras.

Wasn't able to get my wife to love black beans with it, but I plan to make it for myself again in the future.

ThomasLangston
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"You can't have duck confit all the time." I don't know. I had some in Paris this week, and I think I could have that all the time.

peraltarockets
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Made this recipe from your website a few times already! So happy to have a visual video to go along with it from now on

caminandoyflotando
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Hi Helen,
I had been wanting to make this for years! I finally made it and the entire family loved it. Thank you so much!

erinessdee
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Hooray for “nothing tricky”! It looks fabulous!

aswanson
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Like black beans. The texture when you added the blender contents is beautiful ❤️ ... thanks for this method and recipe.

Zandanga
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I made your black bean soup & love it. My family doesn't like soup as much as I do but they asked for this delicious soup unprovoked. Thank you so much for your channel. It is taking some time but I plan to watch all of your videos. I Love your video on reading. Wish I had that info years ago. Bless you

Cholosmom
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A lovely meal Helen. Thank you for sharing x

patriciagriffiths
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Made this soup tonight and it was DELICIOUS! So rich and creamy and a wonderful hearty flavor. I've been watching your videos for some months now and this is the first recipe of yours that I have tried and now I can't wait to try others. Thanks for creating great content!

picturehoarder
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Love this recipe Helen and happy to do it in my IP. More vegetarian recipes please and would love a veggie broth in the IP as your chicken broth in the IP is spectacular. Thank you.

kittykat
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Made this today. Fantastic! And easy. My wife loved it too. Thank you!!

timjohns
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So I made this today, so easy, so delicious! The avocado lime cream is a game changer👌I topped mine same as yours minus the red onion & cilantro just caus I didn't have any on hand. I will be making this again for sure🙌 Thank you Helen!!

sarahjuliana