Creamy White Bean Soup with Chorizo Oil and Garlicky Bread Crumbs

Name: Creamy White Bean Soup with Chorizo Oil and Garlicky Bread Crumbs
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 1/4 cup, panko bread crumbs; 1 teaspoon, minced garlic; Pinch , table salt; 2 1/2 ounces, Spanish-style chorizo sausage, chopped fine; 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup chopped, onion; 1 small, celery rib, chopped fine; 3 sprigs, fresh thyme; 2 , garlic cloves, sliced; Pinch , cayenne pepper; 2 , (15-ounce) cans great Northern beans; 2 tablespoons, grated Parmesan cheese; 2 cups, chicken broth, divided; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1/2 teaspoon, lemon juice, plus extra for seasoning

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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.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1 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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