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Bajan Black Bean Soup
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Bajan Black Bean Soup

12 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

769
Calories
55g
Protein
29g
Fat
75g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Black Bean 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 114
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 c Dried black beans, soaked-overnight
  • 1 lg Or 2 small ham hocks
  • 3 To 3.5 quarts water
  • 3 tb Olive oil
  • 2 To 3 large onions
  • 4 Cloves garlic
  • 3 sm Fresh green peppers-(jalapeanos if preferred)
  • 8 Berries allspice coarsely-crushed
  • 2 ts Brown sugar (or 1 t of -molasses)
  • 3 tb Tomato paste
  • 3/4 c Creme fraiche or sour cream
  • Salt Grated rind and juice from one lemon

Directions

1

Put the drained beans and hock in a very large pan, cover with the cold water and bring gradually to a boil. Leave to simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.

2

In a frying pan heat the olive oil, then gently fry the onion, garlic and chili with the allspice and lemon rind, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent.

3

Add this mixture to the beans and go on simmering for 2 hours, by which time the beans should be tender. At this point add the sugar, lemon juice, and tomato puree. Cook for another 30 minutes. Add salt if necessary.

4

Remove the hock, and pick off any meat. If you would like a smooth soup, as mine (the author) was, process the mixture in batches and return with the meat to the pan.

5

Otherwise, for a rougher texture crush with a potato masher. If the mixture seems too thick at this stage, add more water and bring back to the boil for a minute or two.

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