Black Bean Soup With Habanero Crema
- 1/4 cup light sour cream
- 2 tablespoons fat-free milk
- 1 teaspoon habanero chile, seeded and minced
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup finely diced yellow onion
- 1/2 cup finely diced green bell pepper
- 1/4 cup finely diced mild green chile
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups unsalted chicken stock
- 2 (14-ounce) cans unsalted black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- Make the crema. Combine the sour cream, the milk, and the habanero in a small bowl. Cover and chill until about 15 minutes before serving--it's best not to put super-cold crema into your hot soup.
- Fire up a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add the olive oil and swirl.
- Add the onion, bell pepper, green chile, cumin, oregano, black pepper, and garlic. Stir and cook for 4 minutes, until the vegetables have softened slightly.
- Add the stock and beans, bring to a simmer, and cook 20 minutes.
- Add the salt and stir.
- Ready a tabletop blender. Fill the blender pitcher halfway with the soup. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend the first batch until super-smooth. Pour into a large bowl.
- Blend the next batch a bit coarsely. If there's any remaining, don't blend it. Some textural variation is welcome here. (That said, if you like it silken, then blend it all.) Pour the super-smooth batch and the coarse batch back into the saucepan.
- Stir and return to a simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in the vinegar.
- Serve the soup in shallow bowls, drizzled with the crema.
light sour cream, milk, habanero chile, extravirgin olive oil, yellow onion, green bell pepper, green chile, ground cumin, oregano, black pepper, garlic, unsalted black beans, kosher salt, cider vinegar
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/black-bean-soup-crema (may not work)