Black Bean, Pork and Pumpkin Soup


Ingredients:

1 lb Zinn Farms ground pork

3 tbsp butter

1 onion, large and chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 ½ tbsp cumin

2 19-oz cans of black beans, rinsed and drained

1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes

4 cups broth

1 14 oz can of pumpkin puree

Pinch of ground cinnamon

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

 

Directions:

Melt butter over medium heat and add ground pork, cook thoroughly and break into small pieces

Remove pork from the pan with a slotted spoon, leaving the grease in the pan

Add onions and garlic, cook until soft.

Add cumin and stir to combine.

Stir in black beans and tomatoes.

Stir in broth and pumpkin puree until combined.

Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.

Taste and season with cinnamon, sea salt and black pepper.

Puree with an immersion blender until soup reaches desired consistency

Add ground pork back in the pot