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Black Bean Vegetable Soup

A hearty soup of black beans, vegetables, and spices simmered in vegetable stock.

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Why it works: Cumin and beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,188 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Black Bean Vegetable Soup

Time10 to 15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the base

  1. Heat oil over medium heat in a large saucepan.

  2. Cook onion, garlic, and carrots, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until onion is softened.

Build the soup

  1. Add chili powder and cumin; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add stock, 1 can of beans, corn, and pepper; bring to a boil.

  2. In a food processor or blender, puree tomatoes and the remaining can of beans. Add the puree to the pot. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until carrots are tender.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

427Calories
14 gProtein
16 gFat
62 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cumin + beanstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,188 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Carrot + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together777 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Beans + corntop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,211 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Black beans
Provide body and protein-rich bulk, and the puree thickens the soup.
Carrots
Add sweetness and firm texture that softens during simmering.
Stewed tomatoes
Add acidity and liquid that gives the soup its base flavor.
Onion
Builds a sweet, savory aromatic base as it softens in oil.
Vegetable stock
Provides the main liquid and carries the flavor of the spices.

The step that matters

Simmering until carrots are tender. Carrots need enough time at a gentle simmer to soften fully; stopping early leaves them firm and the soup underdeveloped in flavor. Keeping the heat low after boiling prevents scorching on the pan bottom.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, garlic, carrot, cumin, beans, corn, pepper):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, garlic, carrot, cumin, beans, corn, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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