Black Bean Soup

Recipe by: Carla Lalli Music

This black bean soup is seasoned with a heavy hand. If you are salt- or spice-averse, decrease the amount of salt to 1½ tsp. and use 1 chipotle chile with 1 tsp. adobo sauce instead.

Ingredients

8–10 servings

8 oz. slab or thick-cut bacon, cut into ¼" pieces

1 large red onion

2 medium carrots, scrubbed, coarsely chopped

6 garlic cloves, smashed

2½ tsp. kosher salt, divided, plus more

3 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, sliced crosswise, liquid reserved, plus 1 Tbsp. adobo sauce

2 tsp. dried oregano

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 lb. dried black beans, rinsed

1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

Sour cream, corn chips, cilantro leaves, and lime wedges (for serving)

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

An Instant Pot or pressure cooker

Preparation

• Step 1

• Cook bacon in Instant Pot on Sauté setting, stirring occasionally, until browned and most of the fat is released, 6–8 minutes. (If using a stovetop pressure cooker, cook bacon over medium-high heat.)

• Step 2

• Meanwhile, cut onion into quarters; set one quarter aside. Coarsely chop remaining onion. Add chopped onion, carrots, and garlic to Instant Pot, season with a big pinch of salt, and cook on Sauté, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened but haven’t taken on color, 6–8 minutes.

• Step 3

• Add chiles along with their liquid, adobo sauce, oregano, and cumin to Instant Pot and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add beans, 2 tsp. salt, and 2 quarts water. Lock lid and cook soup at high pressure 20 minutes. Release pressure manually. Taste soup and season with more salt if needed.

• Step 4

• Meanwhile, thinly slice reserved onion and transfer to a small bowl. Add lime juice and remaining ½ tsp. salt. Let sit, tossing occasionally, until ready to use.

• Step 5

• Using an immersion blender, purée soup in pot until smooth (or, working in batches, purée with a regular blender).

• Step 6

• Divide soup among bowls. Top with sour cream, corn chips, cilantro, and drained pickled onions. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.

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