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Home » Vegan Soup Recipes » Beer Braised Black Bean Butternut Soup

Beer Braised Black Bean Butternut Soup

October 28, 2013 By Shannon @ Yup, it's Vegan 5 Comments

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Try saying that 5 times fast…

Beer braised black bean butternut soup - vegan

What a weekend it was! Saturday was spent hitting up what felt like every thrift store in town, looking for Halloween inspiration. The result: I’ll be going as a stalk of broccoli (as I lamely predicted in my last post). It should be a fun time.

Sunday, I ran a 5K! When I signed up for a late October 5K, I certainly didn’t expect that it would be 38 degrees out at race time! It was sure nice to get back in the racing spirit, though, albeit in a cold, low-key way. I’m still recovering from a yucky IT band injury and I took it pretty easy, with a couple of walking breaks. After the sun came out it was actually a lovely fall day and I had a lot of fun despite the knee problems!

My upcoming marathon is tentatively (assuming this heals up alright) the Rock n’ Roll USA Marathon in DC in March, so I’ll hopefully be doing a couple of other 5K and 10K races in preparation. Welcome to my life. It’s all fueled by plants 🙂

This black bean butternut soup is fantastic. It’s an old favorite that I’ve been making since college (although back then, ironically, it did NOT have beer in it). You’ve got the sweetness of the butternut squash, the kick of acid from the tomatoes, and the subtle malty flavor from the beer. Choose a mild beer for this one (I went with Natty Boh).

You can absolutely use any other sweet winter squash in place of the butternut (including fresh or canned pumpkin puree). I’ve done all of the above and it’s still just as good.

It’s not the most visually appealing soup in the world, but sure makes up for it with flavor. Give it a try!

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Beer Braised Black Bean Butternut Soup

Makes 6-8 servings

2 tb olive oil
1/4 white onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large or 2 medium green bell peppers, chopped
Puree of 1 cooked butternut squash (or 1 can of pumpkin puree)
4 cups cooked black beans, half of them pureed (with a little water as needed to blend)
12 oz. (one light beer (such as National Bohemian)
1-2 cups water or vegetable broth – depending on if you want a thick or thin soup
2 tb cider vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 large tomato, chopped (include seeds and juice)
1.5 tb ground cumin
1 tb dried oregano
1/2 tsp ancho chili powder
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
salt + freshly ground black pepper, to taste

For topping:
Chopped raw red or white onion and fresh cilantro with a squeeze of lime juice

Method: Heat olive oil in a large saucepan. When shimmering, add onion, garlic, and peppers, cooking until slightly softened. Add the squash puree, black beans and puree, beer, and water, and give everything a stir. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and stir again. Add vinegar, tomato, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, paprika, and chili powder. Simmer for another 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, to let the flavors meld. Adjust seasoning to taste. Serve topped with onions, cilantro, and lime juice, and sriracha if you dare.

Note: This recipe is a whole lot easier if you get your mise en place set up in advance. I usually start by cooking the squash and beans and pureeing them, as that’s the most time consuming part.

Beer braised black bean butternut soup - vegan

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Happy Monday, ya’ll! Have a bountiful week 🙂

Filed Under: Autumn, Soup Tagged With: Mexican-inspired

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    June 26, 2014 at 09:35

    Surely its got to be beer braised black bean butternut *broth*?

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    • Shannon @ Yup, it's Vegan says

      June 26, 2014 at 09:46

      Hi Mary, I’m not sure what you mean. The solids aren’t strained out of this, so I wouldn’t consider it to be a broth, but maybe there is a second definition that I’m missing.

      Reply
      • Lori says

        February 22, 2015 at 10:03

        I think Mary meant for alliteration purposes, lol.

        I can’t wait to try this!

      • Shannon @ Yup, it's Vegan says

        February 22, 2015 at 10:05

        Haha, doy. Not sure how I missed that the first time…. hope you enjoy the *broth*! =P

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