A Traditional Island Black Bean Soup with Rice
Just Add Water! Cooks in 20 minutes.

We have never been to Cuba, but we really like the food there! Our recipe for Just for Joy Black Bean Soup with Rice is adapted from a recipe brought back from Cuba in 1950 by my husbands favorite Unc and beloved Auntie. In those days, Havana was all the rage! The food was a new adventure in an ever expanding world of tastes and cultures! Later, family gatherings would not have been the same without their re-telling of raucous Cuban escapades over rich, delicious bowls of Aunties incredible Black Beans (a.k.a., Turtle Beans) and Rice. It is difficult to improve perfection, so we have used the same seasonings and brown rice in our soup as in the original recipe. The most significant difference is it now has Just Add Water convenience! We hope you enjoy this recipe from our own family archives as much as we enjoy sharing it with you. From our Island and family to yours. Mucho Gusto!

Directions:
Bring 4 ¾ cups of water to a rolling boil. Whisk in entire contents of package, blending well. Return to a boil. Lower heat to medium and cook uncovered 17-20 minutes, stirring frequently from the bottom of the pot. If soup is too thin, cook a little longer, if too thick, add a little water. Add 4 to 5 drops hot pepper sauce or to taste. If desired, garnish with your own special touches or try Aunties traditional garnish: chopped tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. We like adding a dollop of sour cream. Enjoy! (Refrigerate unused portions).

Ingredients:
*black beans, *brown rice, **vegetables (potato, tomato, bell pepper, carrot, celery, mild chilies, onion, garlic), partially hydrogenated soybean and/or canola, cottonseed oils, sodium and potassium caseinate (a milk derivative), yeast extract, maltodextrin, salt, lecithin, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, sweet cream solids, wheat flour, corn starch, dipotassium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, sugar, turmeric, disodium inosinate/guanylate, natural tocopherols, lime, thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin b1), natural flavors, spices, spice extracts, less than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent caking.
*pre-cooked, dehydrated **dehydrated; meat free.

Allergens: Contains milk soy, wheat.

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