Black Sea Blaze Soup
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TypeSoup
Serves4 people
DateOctober 15, 2026
Burning tankers float as fiery peppers in a dark, spicy soup.
A dark, spicy-sour soup with floating roasted red pepper halves as burning tankers, finished with a streak of hot oil. The silhouette of two fiery ships on dark water nods to the Black Sea attack. Long fire, sharp flavors and tension on the plate.
Ingredients
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 large onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 liter vegetable broth
- 200 g black beans (canned, rinsed)
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika powder
- 1 red chili pepper
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 4 tbsp sunflower oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 bay leaf
Method
- Preheat oven to 220°C. Halve the peppers and remove seeds.
- Place pepper halves cut side down on a baking tray, drizzle with 1 tbsp oil, roast 20 minutes until blistered.
- Chop onion and garlic. Sauté in 1 tbsp oil in a soup pot, add paprika powder and chopped chili, fry 2 minutes.
- Add tomato paste, briefly fry, pour in broth and add bay leaf.
- Simmer 10 minutes. Add black beans, heat through 5 minutes. Season with vinegar, salt, and pepper.
- Remove peppers from oven. In each soup bowl, float two pepper halves side by side as burning ships.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil until hot. Drizzle carefully over peppers for a flame effect.
Serving notes
- Serve with extra chili for the brave.
- Add more vinegar for extra tension.
- Offer hearty bread to cool the fire.