Creamy White Bean Soup with Chorizo Oil and Garlicky Bread Crumbs

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2019

Soup made with canned beans is convenient and satisfying. But can it be sophisticated, too? Surprisingly, yes.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 1 hour

Creamy White Bean Soup with Chorizo Oil and Garlicky Bread Crumbs

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To make a creamy, smooth, and quick bean soup, we started by briefly simmering canned great Northern beans and their seasoned canning liquid with softened aromatic vegetables and herbs. Heating the beans caused their starches to hydrate, wh...

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