A really nice spicy chorizo, smoked bacon and butter bean soup I made earlier today with some nice warm crusty bread and butter.
I never follow recipes and rarely note down the details of what I concoct but I did this time so, for anyone who's interested, here's what went into it.
Ingredients
2 large onions.
3 large carrots.
3-4 sticks of celery.
4-6 rashers of smoked bacon.
1 chorizo ring.
Garlic - 4-5 cloves.
Carton of pasata.
4 tins of butter beans.
Approx. 500mls water.
Chicken stock cube.
Salt & black pepper to season.
Tomato ketchup to sweeten.
Hot chilli sauce to add heat.
Parsley.
Method
Chop and gently fry the chorizo and bacon to brown slightly and release their oil. Add the chopped vegetables and soften in the pan with garlic as required. Add water and stock cube then simmer gently for 30-40 mins. Add tomatoes or pasata and a little ketchup to sweeten. Add butter beans and bring to simmering point then add chilli sauce/powder to the desired heat and continue simmering as required. Add parsley when off the heat shortly before service.
The above made enough for 3 adults with about an equal amount left for tomorrow.
