{"id":370,"slug":"black-bean-soup","title":"Black Bean Soup","description":"This recipe for black bean soup is a blend of beans and vegetables inspired by Tex-Mex cuisine.","ingredients_raw":["6 cups dried black beans","5 bay leaves","1 red bell pepper, diced","1 green bell pepper, diced","1 teaspoon chili powder","1 teaspoon cumin","7 cloves garlic, minced","1 or 2 jalapeños, finely-chopped (to taste)","1½ large onions, diced","1 tablespoon red wine vinegar","Salt and pepper to taste","½ cup chopped cilantro","1 cup sour cream for garnish"],"ingredients_norm":["dried black bean","bay leaf","red bell pepper","green bell pepper","chili powder","cumin","garlic","jalapenos finely chopped","onion","red wine vinegar","salt and pepper","cilantro","sour cream"],"steps":["Pick over the beans.","Place in large bean pot and add water to cover by at least 2 inches (~5 cm).","Soak overnight, then change water.","Bring beans to a boil. Reduce heat, then simmer until beans start to soften, around ½ hour.","Add bay leaves, bell peppers, chili powder, cumin, garlic, jalapeños, onions, and red wine vinegar.","Add salt and pepper to taste.","Simmer ½ to 1 hour, until beans are soft.","Take out bay leaves.","Stir in cilantro.","Add some sour cream.","Serve."],"categories":["Soup recipes","Inexpensive recipes","Southwestern recipes","Tex-Mex recipes","Camping recipes","Recipes for soup","Slow cooker recipes","Recipes using black bean","Vegetarian recipes","Boiled recipes","Recipes using red bell pepper","Recipes using green bell pepper","Recipes using chili powder","Recipes using jalapeño chile","Recipes using cilantro","Recipes using garlic","Recipes using cumin"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":120,"total_time_minutes":120,"servings":"12","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Black_Bean_Soup","source_ref":"4524842","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Black_Bean_Soup&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"71a0c5673934d542081eb9f74b0712d91a53255b1d48b18eefdd493b023c0b64","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:15Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/black-bean-soup"}