Masa Balls in Black Bean Soup
Masa Balls in a Black Bean Soup, This dish is very economical, and it will cost you just a few dollars to prepare it. Made using Masa Harina to form the Masa dumplings.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 cups cooked black beans and are broth
- 1 tablespoon vegetal oil or lard
- 3 tablespoons white onion (finely chopped)
- ¾ cup corn flour (the one sold for tortillas)
- ½ tsp of salt
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons of warm water
- 1/2 cup pork cracklings (about 1 oz*)
- 1 small epazote branch if available
- Salt to season
- Crumble queso fresco and a salsa of your choice.
- Pork Cracklings optional
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil or lard in the casserole over a medium heat, add the chopped onion and fry until the edges become golden brown.
- 2
Add the beans to its broth, turn the heat up to bring it to a boil, then turn heat down to a gentle simmer. This step will take about 5 minutes. While the beans are warming up, start making the dumplings.
- 3
Place cornflour, pork cracklings, salt and warm water in a bowl and mix well. Gently knead the dough until it is very soft and smooth.
- 4
To form the dumplings divide the dough into 16 small balls, pressing your thumb in the center of each ball. This will form a little well, like a belly button in the center of the dumpling.
- 5
Add the dumplings to the simmer beans, the epazote branch (if using), and season with salt and keep simmering. Soup is ready as soon as dumplings float on the surface. Serve warm and enjoy!