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I really enjoy playing with flavors from different cultures. I have been creating tomato soups with various cultural influences. The first one, Cuban!
What Flavors are in Cuban Foods?
Foods of Cuba are rich and hearty. They are full of starch and salt and fat. And they are so delicious. Dishes of pork or beef with rice and black beans is often seasoned with cumin, oregano, bay leaves and garlic.
Foods are simmered for long enough to meld all the flavors together and coax out the richness of the spices. This soup has all of that and more.
Making the Soup –Â
First, heat the olive oil in a heavy pot. Add the garlic, onion and bell pepper.
Cook gently, until the vegetables are starting to soften.
Add the oregano, bay leaf, cumin and lemon pepper. Stir and cook gently until the spices are fragrant.
Stir in the tomatoes, broth and beans, then bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove the bay leaves.
Using an immersion blender, puree the soup leaving some large chunks.
Finally, stir in the butter and lemon juice. Let it all simmer for another 15 minutes.
Serve it hot garnished with green onions. We had it with grilled hams and cheese sandwiches! Delicious.
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A delicious soup made with the flavors of Cuba.
- 2 large clove garlic, crushed
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/4 cup Olive oil
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano, rubbed between your hands
- 2 large bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 28 oz can, crushed tomatoes
- 2-1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1-1/2 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup fresh meyer lemon juice (less tart than regular lemons)
- chopped green onions for garnish
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First, heat the olive oil in a heavy pot. Add the garlic, onion and bell pepper.
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Cook gently, until the vegetables are starting to soften.
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Add the oregano, bay leaf, cumin and lemon pepper. Stir and cook gently until the spices are fragrant.
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Stir in the tomatoes, broth and beans, then bring to a boil.
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Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Remove the bay leaves.
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Using an immersion blender, puree the soup leaving some large chunks.
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Finally, stir in the butter and lemon juice. Let it all simmer for another 15 minutes.
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Serve it hot garnished with green onions. We had it with pastrami sandwiches! Delicious.
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© Copyright 2024 The Lazy Gastronome
This looks amazing! It’s crazy, but I can almost smell this! It looks delicious!
This soup sound delicious, perfect for a cool early spring day! Found you over at Fiesta Friday #525. Have a great weekend.
Thanks for stopping by!
What a delicious, flavoursome soup.
The addition of butter and lemon juice works so well.
Love your serving suggestion of pastrami sandwiches. Sounds so tasty!
This is my new favourite tomato soup recipe. So flavourful and easy to make too!
Love this flavorful take on tomato soup….it was so easy to make and everyone loved the super satisfying dinner.
Savory Tomato Soup with so much more flavor. My family really enjoyed this soup
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I always liked my tomato soup smooth but when I tried this, I was awestruck. Amazing flavor and texture.