Portuguese Red Bean Soup
photo by Bergy
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 carrot
- 1 onion
- 4 stalks celery
- 4 tomatoes, skinned & seeded
- 1 potato, peeled
- 8 ounces kidney beans, soaked overnight
- 2 ounces olive oil
- 2 ounces butter
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons paprika
- 2 quarts chicken stock
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 mild chorizo sausage (or hot)
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt & pepper
directions
- Finely chop all vegetables including tomatoes and potato. Drain soaked beans, discarding liquid.
- In a medium pot, add olive oil and butter.
- When oil is hot, add chopped carrot, onion, celery, tomatoes. Saute, but do not brown. Add chopped potato, paprika, and chicken stock.
- When this reaches a boil, add kidney beans and turn down heat to a simmer. Add tomato paste .
- Let cook 45-60 minutes, stirring occasionally. When beans are soft to the touch add sausage and cayenne pepper.
- Season to taste.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kim19068
United States