Sopa Fria de Feijão Preto

Cold Black Bean Soup

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6 to 8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Brazil: A Cook's Tour

By Christopher Idone

Published 1995

  • About

Beans of any kind are always served hot in Brazil. This version of a traditional soup was served chilled on a very hot night and everyone admitted it was a refreshing change.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked black or cranberry beans, drained (see Note)
  • 2 to 3 cups

Method

Puree the cooked beans in a food processor or blender with a little of the stock. Place the mixture in a large bowl and whisk in 2 cups stock. If too thick, add a little more stock. Cover and chill.

Reserve 6 to 8 shrimp to decorate the soup and finely chop the remaining shrimp.

Coat a medium skillet with the olive oil and sauté the whole shrimp for 1 minute.

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