Brazilian Black Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried black beans
- 8 cups water
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup diced white onion
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- 2 whole cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon caribe or another ground hot pepper
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Ingredients for 5 servings (2.4 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Place beans in a large pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. Simmer for 2 hours and drain.
Stovetop - 2
Place beans in a large pan and add 8 cups water, garlic, salt, white onions, cumin, ground chili and lime juice. Tie cloves in cheesecloth for easy removal if desired. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours or until beans are tender and soup is thick.
Stovetop - 3
Mix in green onions and serve with lime wedge.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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