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Chorizo Black Bean Soup -- 10/25/08

Chorizo Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 pound cured chorizo, casing removed and chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3 to 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
  • 2 serrano peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • Salt and ground black pepper
  • 3 14-ounce cans black beans, drained
  • 3/4 to 1 quart chicken stock, depending on desired thickness
  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • Zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 1/2 cup (about a handful) flat-leaf parsley or cilantro, chopped

Yields: 4 servings

Preparation

Step

Place a large saucepan over medium-high heat with 1 turn of the pan of EVOO, about 1 tablespoon. Add the chorizo to the pan and cook until crispy, 4-5 minutes. Remove from pan and reserve.

Step

Add the onion, garlic, serrano, paprika, some salt and pepper to the pan, and cook until the onions are tender, 5-6 minutes. Add the black beans and chicken stock to the pan, and bring the liquids up to a bubble.

Step

Ladle a couple of scoops of the soup into the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Return the pureed soup to the pot and keep warm.

Step

After pureeing the beans, rinse the food processor bowl out and return it to the base. Remove the pit from the avocados and scoop them out into the bowl along with the sour cream, lime zest and juice, and process until smooth.

Serve the soup topped with some avocado cream and reserved crispy chorizo.