Spanish Bean Soup - Fiery!

Sherri Dodsworth's Note:

Based on a great soup served by the Columbia restaurant in Tampa, this firey soup cooks up quick when you're craving something spicy and hot.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 tablespoons bacon fat
• 1 onion , diced
• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• 2 chorizo sausage , casings removed
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon Emeril's Original Essence
• 2 (15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans , drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can sliced potatoes , drained
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 pinch saffron

Directions:

1. In a medium stock pot, heat bacon grease over medium heat.
2. Cook onion and garlic until soft, being careful not to brown.
3. Crumble chorizo and heat until well cooked.
4. Drain grease and return pan to heat.
5. Add remaining ingredients.
6. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Reviews

[JustJanS]

This is a great soup, and would be worth an extra star if the ingredients list was a bit more specific. I had to guess the broth and garbanzo can sizes. I went with 500ml cartons of each of the broth and 440g cans of the garbanzo beans, and as I have never seen canned sliced potatoes, I went with 4 medium fresh ones. Apart from that, this was a wonderful soup you could easily make a complete meal of with slabs of crusty bread and butter.