Leftover Ham – Make Nigella Lawson’s Cuban Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound black beans
• 5 cups water
• 5 cups "Coca Cola Stock" from Ham in Coca Cola (or chicken stock if you don’t have the coca cola stock)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon of Aleppo chili (optional)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• Zest & juice of 1 medium lime
• 2 cups of cooked ham, diced
• Sour Cream for serving

Directions

1. Place beans and water in a soup pot; cover and simmer about 45 minutes
2. Add the coca cola (or chicken) stock and simmer till beans are tender, about an hour.
3. Take 2 cups of the bean mixture and add to a food processor.
4. Add the cumin, Aleppo chili, ground coriander, lime zest and juice to the bean mixture and puree until smooth.
5. Pour the pureed bean mixture into the pot. Dip out about 2 cups of bean mixture and run it through a blender or food processor to puree it; then put it back into the pot.
6. Add the 2 cups of diced ham.
7. Simmer about 20 minutes.
8. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and enjoy.

Notes

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