Best 5 Fennel And Black Bean Soup Recipes

FENNEL AND BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add fennel and onion; cook and stir until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook until fragrant but not browned, about 2 minutes.
• Pour vegetable stock, black beans, diced tomatoes, red pepper flakes, pepper, cumin, thyme, and bay leaves into the pot. Bring to a gentle boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until fennel is tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Add spinach, stirring to separate leaves; simmer until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.

WHITE BEAN FENNEL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and fennel in oil until tender. Add the broth, beans, tomatoes, thyme, pepper and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until fennel is tender. , Discard bay leaf. Add spinach; cook 3-4 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted.

BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH FENNEL SAUSAGE

Steps:

• 1. Heat a 5.5-quart dutch oven on medium-high heat and when it's hot, add the olive oil. Add sausage, breaking up with a spoon until cooked through (about 6-8 minutes). Once cooked, remove with a slotted spoon to drain on a paper towel-lined bowl. 2. Drain the remaining oil so that there is 2 tablespoons remaining. Add the onion and carrots and sweat until the onions are nearly translucent and the carrots have softened. 3. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. 4. Add the vermouth and cook, scraping the bottom of the pan, until it's reduced by half. 5. Add the beans and stock, bring to a boil, and simmer 10 minutes to marry the flavors and warm the beans. 6. Puree the soup with an immersion blender or transfer to a blender and puree the soup in batches. 7. Add the reserved sausage back to the soup, and because garnishing is half the fun, top with any combination of creme fraiche, diced pepper and parsley. NOTES: If fennel sausage isn't available, any type of bulk pork sausage could work. Sage would be lovely. And if bulk pork sausage isn't available either (which often happens), just buy regular pork sausages and remove from their casing at home. Vermouth makes it not the ideal choice for a family dinner with kids, so if you're going that route, feel free to deglaze the soup with a quarter cup of water instead. If you're going for a smoother texture, don't add the sausage back to the soup as there will be plenty of smoky, meaty flavor from the initial sautee. Rather, you can use the sausage as garnish, or keep it for another use (pizza and pasta come to mind).

CARAMELIZED FENNEL AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large sauce pot over medium high heat. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Once oil is hot, add fennel bulb, fresh thyme, and butter. Allow to cook until the fennel begins to turn golden amber brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Add white wine and garlic. Add vegetable stock and white beans. Reduce heat and allow soup to come to a gentle simmer. Simmer for 30 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve by ladling 5 to 6 ounces of soup into a bowl. Garnish with a few fresh thyme leaves and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. See Cook's Note.

PRESSURE COOKER BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-quart or larger stovetop pressure cooker or an electric pressure cooker, heat the oil over medium-high heat or using the sauté function. Stir in the onions, chile powder, cumin and oregano and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions begin to soften, about 1 minute.
• Add the water, beans, chorizo, garlic and bay leaves.
• Lock the lid in place. Over high heat, bring to high pressure. Reduce the heat just enough to maintain high pressure and cook for 30 minutes. If using an electric pressure cooker, cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
• Turn off the heat if using a stovetop cooker, and allow the pressure to come down naturally, about 15 minutes. Remove the lid, tilting it away from you to allow the steam to escape.
• Stir well. Discard the bay leaves and add salt to taste. The soup will thicken on standing.
• Just before serving, prepare the avocado salsa by tossing the ingredients together in a bowl. Ladle the soup into bowls and top each portion with a large dollop of salsa.