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Black Bean and Smoked Chicken Soup




Source of Recipe


Rosie Daley's cookbook


Recipe Introduction


I first saw this soup on Oprah. Then, a home ec class at the school where I taught made this for an invitation only luncheon. It was awesome. I love this soup especially on a cold day with fresh buttered sourdough bread!


List of Ingredients




1/2 cup dried black beans
2 cups water
1 bay leaf
light cooking spray
1/2 cup peeled and chopped broccoli stems
1/2 cup scraped and cubed carrot (1 med.)
1 cup scraped and cubed celery (2 med. stalks)
1 cup chopped onion
1 Tablespoon dried thyme
1 tbsp. dried basil
1/2 cup dry white wine
8 oz bonelsss, skinless chicken breast
4 Tbsp. barbecue sauce
1 cup chicken stock, fat skimmed off
12 oz. evaporated skim milk
2 cups broccoli florets
1 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in 2 Tbsp cold water
1 Tbsp liquid smoke
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 teas. Tabasco sauce
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe



Pick over and rinse beans. Put them into a large bowl and cover completely with cold water. Let soak overnight.
Drain beans and transfer to a med. saucepan. Add the 2 cups water and bay leaf. Bring to boil over med. heat and cook 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered for about 20 minutes or until beans are tender. Drain beans and discard bay leaf.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place a heavy stockpot over med. heat for about 1 minute, spray it twice with spray vegetable oil. Add the broccoli stems, carrot, celery, and onion. Cover, reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes, stirring once or twice. Stir in thyme, basil and wine. Simmer, uncovered for about 15 minutes until wine is reduced by half.
In the meantime, coat chicken thoroughly with the barbecue sauce and bake 10 minutes on the top shelf of oven. Remove chicken from oven and allow to cool just long enough to handle. Cut into small cubes.
Add chicken, stock, and beans to the stockpot. Cook over low heat for about 3 minutes until thoroughly heated. Stir in evaporated milk and broccoli florest. Cook 5 mintes, stirring if needed to keep from coming to boil. Add dissolved cornstarch and cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Stir in liquid smoke, Worcesterhsire and Tabasco.
Garnish with chopped cilantro.