Black Bean Soup With Lime Shrimp Recipes

Steps:

• For the Black Bean Soup: In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, cumin, chili powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir and cook for a few minutes, until the onions become tender, about 4-5 minutes. Add the black beans to the onion mixture. Use a rubber spatula or potato masher to mash half the beans. Stir in the tomatoes, heavy cream, and vegetable broth. Let the soup come to a boil. Once it's boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 11 minutes, stirring occasionally. For the Lime Shrimp: In a large bowl, combine the garlic with the olive oil, lime zest, crushed red pepper, parsley, and a sprinkle of salt. Add the shrimp to this mixture and toss them until they are coated; remove the shrimp. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and cook for 2 or 3 minutes. Flip the shrimp, add the lime juice, and cook for another few minutes, until the shrimp are opaque. Add the hot sauce to the soup and adjust the salt and pepper to your taste. Ladle the soup into 4 bowls and top each with 4 shrimp. Tip: Not a shellfish fan? Substitute your favorite protein, like chicken or steak!

Steps:

• Sweat the onions and half of the garlic in two tablespoons of the olive oil. Toss in the Cumin, Chile Powder, and Salt and Pepper. Cook for about three minutes on medium-high heat.
• Peel, devein, and rinse the shrimp. Zest and juice the limes into a bowl and add the rest of the olive oil and garlic. Add the red pepper flakes to the bowl. Toss the shrimp in and allow to marinade.
• Add the black beans to the onion mixture and mash about half of them. Add the tomatoes, Tobasco, veggie broth, and half and half. Stir until well mixed. Allow to come to a bubble and then lower the heat to simmer. Let the soup simmer for about 12 minutes.
• In the mean time, cook the shrimp on both sides in a pan (no oil or butter) about two to three minutes a side. After you flip the shrimp, pour in the lime juice mixture to the pan to help "steam" the shrimp. You be the judge on when they're fully cooked.
• Ladle out the soup into a bowl and add five shrimp to the bowl. You can add more salt or pepper to taste.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion in oil for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add the broth, tomatoes and green chilies, corn, black beans, tomatoes, chili powder, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes., Stir in shrimp; cook 5-6 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Stir in parsley.

Steps:

• Cover six 4" skewers with water and soak for 2 hours.
• Put the beans in a medium saucepan, add enough water to cover by 2" and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the beans until tender, about 2 hours; add water as needed to keep beans subnmerged. Pour off all but 2 1/2 cups of the cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the onion, garlic, and green pepper and cook over moderate heat until the vegetables are softened, about 6 minutes. Add the cumin and oregano and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Scrape the vegetables into the saucepan of beans and add the cream, sherry, vinegar and 1 tablespoons of the cilantro. Working in batches, puree the beans in a blender until very smooth. Return the soup to the saucepan and season with salt and pepper; keep warm.
• Light a grill. In a small bowl, toss the shrimp with the remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil and 1 teaspoons of cilantro and the mint. THread 1 shrimp onto each skewer and season with salt and pepper. Grill the shrimp over a hot fire until curled and lightly charred, about 1 minute per side. Pour the soup into tall shot glasses and garnish each glass with a grilled shrimp.
• The soup can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and reheated gently.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash 1 can black beans; set aside. In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion, red pepper and jalapeno in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Stir in the broth, tomatoes, cumin, coriander, hot sauce, pepper, bay leaf, mashed black beans and remaining whole beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. , Discard bay leaf. Stir in lime juice. Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1-1/2 teaspoons green onion.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, and cook the onion until tender. Mix in ginger and garlic, and season with cayenne pepper, thyme, allspice, and celery salt. Pour in the broth. Mix in tomato puree, refried black beans, black pepper, and sugar. Cook and stir until heated through.
• Mix the remaining black beans and lemon juice into the soup. Continue cooking until heated through. Top each serving with a dollop of sour cream.

Steps:

• In a 5-quart kettle simmer ham hock in 3 quarts water, covered, 1 hour. Add beans, onion, and bay leaf and simmer, uncovered, 1 hour, or until beans are just tender. Stir in tomatoes with juice, salt, and remaining cup water and simmer soup 45 minutes, or until beans are tender. Soup may be made 1 day ahead, cooled completely, and chilled, covered.
• Remove ham hock and reserve for another use. Discard bay leaf and stir in lime juice to taste. Divide soup among 8 bowls and garnish with lime slices.