Slow-Cooker Black Bean Soup

Name: Slow-Cooker Black Bean Soup
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 pound dried black beans (not soaked); 1 yellow onion, peeled, trimmed and quartered; 5 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled; 1 chipotle chile in adobo plus 1 tablespoon adobo sauce; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 dried bay leaves and/or 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda (optional); Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal); 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; Any combination of sour cream, Greek yogurt, corn chips, pickled red onion, cilantro, lime wedges or poached eggs, for toppings

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Total: 10 hours

Servings: 5

Cost: $5.76 /serving

Author : Ali Slagle

black beans chipotles in adobo cumin

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Step 1

In a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker, combine the beans, onion, garlic, chipotle chile and sauce, cumin, bay leaves and/or oregano, and baking soda, if using. Add 6 cups of water and 1 teaspoon salt and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low until the beans are tender, 8 to 10 hours. Taste more than one bean to ensure they’re all cooked through; they should also flatten without much effort when pressed between your fingers.

Step 2

Remove and compost the bay leaves. Transfer the onion, garlic and chipotle chile to a blender or food processor, along with about 2 cups of the beans and broth. (You can purée more or less of the soup, depending on desired consistency.) Blend until smooth. Pour puréed soup back into the slow cooker, stir in the vinegar, then season to taste with salt. Eat with desired toppings.

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