Leftover Bean Soup Aka White Bean Puree Soup
As I mentioned, I participated in the First Annual Souperama! this weekend where I entered my roasted eggplant and white bean soup. It didn't win, but I had an incredible experience meeting 15 other soupy lovers-professional chefs, caterers and people who simply just love soup (I'll be posting more about that exciting event tomorrow and Wednesday). After the soup was done, I miscalculated the amount of beans I needed where I ended up with over three cups of cannelloni white beans. Now, I could have either made some sort of white bean puree, placed them in my cupboard and saved them for another use, but true to soupy form I decided to keep cooking and use the beans for a soup. Similar to the beans in the cupboard soup concept of using what I had, I added in some carrots, edamame, along with the leftover broth and some seasonings-creating a simple soup whose ingredients can be altered based on what you have and your taste preferences. Enjoy and be sure to check out tomorrow's posts of the Souperama!
Total Steps
3
Ingredients
13
Tools Needed
2
Ingredients
- 3 cup white beans
- 4 cup water
- 1 container Pacific Vegetable Broth
- 1 onion, cut up
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 15 baby carrots
- 1 cup edamame
- 5 bay leaves
- a pinch turmeric
- a pinch salt
- a pinch pepper
- a bunch fresh basil
- a bunch fresh mint
Instructions
Step 1
Directions:
Step 2
<a href="/NM2HN7TN">Soak </a><a href="/RF7SRX43">dry </a>beans until <a href="/8PC5SQSH">shell </a>loosens up (about 2-3 hours) and start <a href="/W7VKDJHH">boiling </a>water. Add the garlic, onions and white beans and let cook for 45 minutes to an hour. While the beans are cooking, add water to a <a href="/WRFN6T6X">separate </a>pot and when <a href="/W7VKDJHH">boiled </a>add the edamame and let cook for 10 minutes. Drain the water with the edamame, let cook and de-shell, placing the peas in the pot. Add the <a href="/VYSXFJY6">carrots,</a> <a href="/MYJ2HRB7">seasonings </a>(tumeric, basil, <a href="/DPSVTKVY">salt </a>and pepper) and let cook-testing the <a href="/WDCS6JL5">taste </a>and adding more water (if necessary). When beans are soft, <a href="/B52FHCF2">turn </a>off the <a href="/3J4YNDT6">flame </a>and <a href="/S6W4FR7F">blend </a>the ingreidents together. Enjoy
Step 3
P.S. I used a hand <a href="/S6W4FR7F">blender </a>to <a href="/HGX4TB7D">puree </a>the <a href="/7NRWTTFN">soup,</a> which left it semi-chunky. If you are seeking a smoother consistency, I would suggest to use a <a href="/S6W4FR7F">blender.</a>