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Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

November 6, 2016 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

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Soup season is officially here! It is dark, dreary and depressing in Vancouver right now and winter is approaching the rest of Canada. We have to gear up with healthier choices. As a result, I am starting a new series on my blog called Healthy Food That Doesn’t Suck.

What makes this soup special is the chorizo sausage. If I am going to eat legumes and kale (two foods I am not fond of) it had better be worth it. The chorizo infuses the broth with its fabulous flavour. Feel free to use spicy chorizo! I used mild and added a little chili oil at the end for a kick.

The Beans

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

You will need to prepare half a pound/8 oz of white navy beans ahead of time. I cooked mine in my Instant Pot in three times the amount of water than the beans on the beans setting for 60 minutes. You can of course save time and energy with using canned beans instead.

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

Even after cooking in the pressure cooker for 60 minutes and in the broth they were still kind of tough so I recommend cooking them even longer in the pressure cooker, like 90 minutes.

The Kale

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

I soaked a large bunch of kale in water and vinegar for a few minutes and then swished in clean water and rinsed.

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

I removed the leaves, finely chopped them and put half in a ziplock bag which I put into the freezer. I did not want too much kale in the soup.

The Mirepoix

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

Chop 1 cup of onion, celery and carrots.

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

Finely mince two cloves of garlic.

The Meat

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

I invested in .430 kg of Argentina Chorizo Sausage because this is where the flavour of the broth comes from.

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

I made little meatballs by taking the chorizo out of the casing a bit at a time.

Making The Soup

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

Heat up a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a large soup pot and add the onion, celery and carrots. Season with salt and pepper and cook for six minutes. Add garlic. Stir and cook for two minutes. Remove.

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

Brown the sausage but do not cook all the way. Add the mirepoix back into the pot.

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

Also add the beans, 4-5 cups of chicken broth (enough to cover) and 1 tsp dried thyme.

Simmer for 30 minutes or until beans are texture you desire.

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

I wanted more colour to the broth and the chorizo sausage did not have a ton of paprika so I added 1 tsp to the soup.

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

Add the kale and stir.

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

After just a few minutes the soup is ready to serve. Adjust seasoning to taste.

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Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

An absolutely stunning soup that could be enjoyed as-is.

Navy Bean Soup with Chorizo and Kale

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But I added even more flavour with a nice little handful of grated Parmesan on top and a drop of chili oil for heat. Gorgeous! This soup will create four large servings in generous bowls.

Super healthy and flavourful and definitely does not suck. In fact, it totally rocks.

The only part of the dark and wet season in British Columbia I like is the slow cooking of fabulous food that truly feeds.

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  1. Tammy Murnaghan says

    November 8, 2016 at 3:31 am

    This looks delicious and I am so going to make this on the weekend. It looks yummy and comforting!

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    • Suzie the Foodie says

      November 8, 2016 at 4:16 am

      Hey Tammy! So glad you like the look of this soup, it’s so good. Even Reg loved it and he rarely will eat pork, LOL. So delicious.

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