Cuban Black Bean Soup Crock Pot Recipes

SLOW COOKER CUBAN BLACK BEANS - FRIJOLES NEGROS

Steps:

• Rinse beans with water, picking out any debris. Place into slow cooker. Add the 6-7 cups of water.
• In a medium-sized skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Once warm, add chopped green pepper and onion. Cook for 4-5 minutes until slightly softened.
• Lower the heat to medium-low and add oregano, cumin, bay leaf, garlic, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes more. Add sauteed mixture to slow cooker along with another 2 teaspoons salt.
• Cook on low setting for 6-7 hours or until beans are tender. Time may vary according to different slow cookers.
• Remove bay leaf and discard. Using a slotted spoon, measure out 1 cup of beans from slow cooker (they should be very tender). Place on a plate and mash well with a fork (this will help thicken the beans). Add mashed beans back to slow cooker and stir gently.
• Stir in vinegar and sugar and taste to check seasonings. Add more salt, if needed.
• Serve over rice.

SPICY SLOW COOKER BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Drain black beans, and rinse.
• Combine beans, jalapenos, and chicken broth in a slow cooker. Season with garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, pepper, and hot pepper sauce.
• Cook on High for 4 hours. Reduce heat to Low, and continue cooking for 2 hours, or until you are ready to eat.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Rinse beans and remove any particles or bad beans; place in a saucepan and cover with 2 inches water. Add celery and bay leaves. Bring to a boil and cook over high heat, adding more water as necessary, for 10 minutes. Drain beans and remove and discard celery.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and carrot; saute until onions are fairly translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, and chile flakes; continue to cook until heated through and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Place tomatoes and water in a slow cooker. Add onion mixture, beans, and bay leaves.
• Cook until beans are tender enough that you can easily smash one between your tongue and the top of your mouth, on Low for 6 hours or High for 4 hours. Add vinegar. Taste to adjust seasonings and add hot pepper sauce.

SLOW-COOKER CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In 5-quart slow cooker, mix all Soup ingredients except lime juice. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until ham easily pulls away from bone.
• Remove ham shank from slow cooker. Pull ham away from bone; chop, discarding the bone. With potato masher, carefully mash black beans inside slow cooker insert. Stir in 1 cup of the ham and the lime juice. Serve soup with Toppings.

CROCK POT BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in water. Add beans and their water to crock pot. Turn crock pot to high. Add all other ingredients except vinegar to crock pot. Let beans cook on high for 2 hours, then turn to low and cook for 4-6 hours, or until beans are tender. When beans are done, add vinegar. Garnish soup with freshly chopped onion, freshly chopped cilantro, and guacamole or sour cream.

EASY SLOW COOKER CUBAN BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Place the onion, peppers, garlic, beans, bay leaves, and water in your slow cooker. Cook on high heat for 3 1/2 hours or low heat for 7 hours (overnight).
• Remove the bay leaves and whole garlic cloves from the beans. Stir the salt, cumin, and lime juice into the cooked beans. Allow the beans to cook for another 30 minutes if the machine is on the high setting or 1 hour if the machine is on a low setting. Serve the beans immediately, or allow the beans to cool before transferring them to an airtight container. The beans will keep in the fridge for up to 6 days and can be frozen for up to 2 months.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, cover the beans with water, covering them by 2 inches. Add bay leaf, cumin, oregano, and Italian pepper. Simmer until the beans are tender, about 45 minutes.
• After 45 minutes, remove the pepper.
• In a saute pan, saute onions, red, and green peppers until translucent. Puree in a blender, this is the sofrito.
• In the same pan, saute the garlic. Add to the beans, along with the sofrito, 1/4-cup olive oil, sugar, and vinegar. Season with salt and continue to cook until very thick, about 45 minutes. Garnish with finely chopped red onion.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH COD (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place beans in a 6 quart slow cooker.
• Add water to cover the beans by 4-5 inches.
• Cook on low for 8 hours or overnight.
• (This is my preferred way to prepare beans, but you can also do it the traditional way on the stove if you prefer.) Drain the beans and add the remaining ingredients.
• Mix well and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In 3 1/2 to 6-quart slow cooker, combine all ingredients; mix well.
• Cover; cook on high setting for 6 to 8 hours.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, saute the celery, onion, garlic and jalapeno in oil until onion is tender. Stir in the beans, broth, water, seasonings and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Cool slightly., In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return to the pan; heat through. Garnish each serving with tomatoes, sour cream and cilantro.

SLOW-COOKER CUBAN-STYLE BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Sort and wash the beans according to the package directions. Stir together the beans, chicken stock, water, onion, green bell pepper, and bay leaf in a 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW until the beans are tender, 8 to 10 hours. Discard the onion, bell pepper, and bay leaf.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium. Add the red bell pepper and garlic, and cook, stirring often, until very tender, about 8 minutes. Add the cumin, and cook, stirring constantly, until toasted, about 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste, and cook, stirring often, until darkened, about 1 minute. Stir the skillet mixture into the beans. Stir in the cilantro and salt.