Black Bean Soup With Cilantro Cream

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Dried tomato halves
1 cup	237ml	Boiling water
4		Bacon slices - chopped
1		Onion - chopped (small)
15 oz	426g	Canned black beans - rinsed, drained
13 3/4 oz	390g	Canned chicken broth
1 oz	28g	Garlic clove - minced (large)
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Hot red pepper sauce
1/4 cup	4g / 0.1oz	Chopped fresh cilantro leaves
		Cilantro Cream
1/4 cup	59ml	Sour cream
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground coriander
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh lime juice - plus
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Fresh lime juice

Recipe Instructions

In small bowl, combine the dried tomatoes and the boiling water; let stand until softened. Drain, reserving the soaking liquid; chop the tomatoes.

In a large saucepan, saute the bacon and onion over medium heat until onions are tender; drain off the fat.

To bacon mixture, add tomatoes and their soaking liquid, beans, chicken broth, garlic, cumin and pepper sauce; mix. Heat to boiling over high heat; reduce heat to simmer. Cover; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro leaves.

In blender or food processor, in batches if necessary, puree soup mixture. Keep hot.

Make cilantro cream: In small bowl, combine ingredients; mix well.

To serve, ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle it with the cilantro cream.

This recipe yields ?? servings.

Source:
Jo Merrill/Dakotah on the http://www.eclix.net Food BB

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