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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Main Dishes » Soups » Sopa De Habas Y Cebada (barley And Fava Bean Soup)

    Sopa de Habas y Cebada (Barley and Fava Bean Soup)

    Mar 17, 2014 · Modified: Jul 19, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 10 Comments

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    Sopa de Habas y Cebada (Barley and Fava Bean Soup)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 10 votes
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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
     

    • 10 cups beef chicken or vegetable broth
    • ½ cup soaked barley
    • 1 cup fresh and peeled fava beans
    • ½ cup chopped onion
    • 3 garlic cloves
    • 2 scallions chopped
    • ¼ cup red bell pepper diced
    • 2 yellow medium potatoes peeled and diced
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • ½ cup peas
    • ½ cup diced carrots
    • Salt and pepper
    • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

    Instructions
     

    • Place the onion, garlic, scallions, red bell pepper in the food processor.
    • Place a pot over medium-high heat. Add the stock, barley and fava beans, bring to a boil.
    • Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the onion mixture salt and pepper and let it simmer for 50 minutes.
    • Add the potatoes, peas, carrots and ground cumin, cover and cook for 25 minutes more. Add the cilantro and serve.
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    Growing up in a large Colombian family was absolutely amazing. Mamita made the most fantastic food and I still treasure our Sunday lunch and dinner tradition and all the wonderful food my grandmother cooked for us. Traditional Colombian soups were always on the menu. I remember walking into her kitchen and seeing a huge pot with simmering sancochos, sopas or caldos and being enveloped with the most amazing aromas.

    Colombian cuisine offers a wonderful selection of comforting soups, from soups made with seafood from the coastal regions, to meat and poultry soups from the Andean regions. Soups are a must for lunch in Colombian homes and are usually served with avocado, white rice, salad and ají on the side. I grew up eating soup at least once a day and one of things that I crave the most when I'm homesick are traditional Colombian soups.

    Sopa de Habas y Cebada (Barley and Fava Bean Soup) Soup is a traditional Colombian soup from the Boyacá department located in the Andean zone of the country. This comforting and filling soup is made with carrots, peas, potatoes, barley, fava beans, onions, bell peppers, garlic and herbs, and is very simple to prepare and perfect on cold days. I love how this soup is so incredibly easy to make yet so satisfying. True comfort food!

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    Buen provecho!

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    About Erica Dinho

    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    1. Jeannie Tay

      March 18, 2014 at 1:51 am

      5 stars
      Certainly looks delicious and comforting in this cold weather here! A big bowl would be most welcomed:D

      Reply
    2. ela@GrayApron

      March 18, 2014 at 10:32 am

      5 stars
      ..mhh, fava beans, love those big and meaty things. A great soup! 🙂 ela

      Reply
    3. Belinda @zomppa

      March 18, 2014 at 11:41 am

      5 stars
      Seriously! When is winter over? Love this soup!!

      Reply
    4. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      March 18, 2014 at 3:16 pm

      5 stars
      The soup looks very comforting and warming.

      Reply
    5. Evelyne@cheapethniceatz

      March 19, 2014 at 4:49 pm

      5 stars
      Even as a child I loved barley soup., mostly with beef. Never had it this way with fava bean. It does look like a very tasty comforting bowl of warmth.

      Reply
    6. grace

      March 21, 2014 at 9:47 pm

      5 stars
      this would be a truly satisfying soup, erica! great flavors and textures and smells, for sure. 🙂

      Reply
    7. maria

      September 16, 2016 at 6:31 pm

      5 stars
      Can you use dried fava beans?

      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        September 19, 2016 at 12:02 pm

        5 stars
        Yes.

        Reply
    8. kathleen ramirez

      September 04, 2019 at 4:43 pm

      5 stars
      Not familiar with Fava beans but would like to make make some soup for my husband who in from Colombia. Do they come in a can or dry or go by any other name. TIA

      Reply
    9. Raquel

      July 03, 2020 at 2:06 am

      5 stars
      I added alubias canned from goya instead of habas and tastes great, thankyou !

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