George’s Black Bean Soup

Summary

Yields: 4 servings

Difficulty: Difficult

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Recipe courtesy of: George’s At The Cove

Submitted by: Michael Ocean

Rating: 4 stars

Cost: $20

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1/2 cup diced carrots

1/2 cup diced onions

1/2 cup diced celery

1 cup broccoli stems, peeled and diced

2 tsp dried thyme

2 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp dried sweet basil

1/4 cup dry white wine

4 cup chicken stock, hot

1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp tabasco sauce

2 cups cooked black beans

1 cup broccoli florets

2 cup heavy cream

2 Tbsp cornstarch mixed with small amount of water

Parsley for garnish

Salt and ground black

pepper, to taste

George’s Black Bean Soup

In 1/4 cup butter, sauté carrots, onion, celery and broccoli stems for 5 minutes.

Add thyme, oregano and basil; sauté 5 minutes more.

Add wine and deglaze pan, stirring the bottom contents up. Add hot chicken stock and reduce by one-third. Add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beans, broccoli florets: simmer for 5 minutes.

Add cream, simmer for 5 minutes more and season to taste (thickening with cornstarch is desired). Drop in remaining butter, piece by piece, stirring until melted and serve immediately with parsley as garnish.

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