Black bean pick-me-up

Name: Black bean pick-me-up (Caldinho de feijão)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 15 ml/1 tbsp vegetable oil; 225 g/8 oz bacon lardons, or pork scratchings; 450 g/1 lb Everyday Black Beans; 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup water; salt and ground black pepper; olive oil, to drizzle; 30 ml/2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Caldinho de feijão

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Brazil

By Fernando Farah

Published 2011

About

Although it sounds unusual, little shots of soup are often served at Brazilian bars to accompany your drink, and they go surprisingly well with cold beer and cocktails. This tasty version is made more substantial with the addition of crispy bacon.

Ingredients

15 ml/1 tbsp vegetable oil
225 g/8

Americas
Brazil
Soup
Gluten-free

Method

1 Heat the vegetable oil in a deep frying pan and fry the bacon lardons until crispy. Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain, and allow to cool.

2 Put the black beans and water in a food processor or blender and season with salt and pepper. Blend to a smooth