Crema de Frisoles con Chorizo (Red Bean Soup with Chorizo)

This creamy beans soup is a traditional Colombian dish. It's comforting and with a lot of flavor and it can be made in advance.

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This is a quick version of the traditional Crema de Frisoles. In Colombia we usually cook bean soup from scratch, but sometimes I crave soups and I don't have time to cook the beans for a long time. This is when I break out my canned beans!

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Crema de Frisoles con Chorizo (Red Bean Soup with Chorizo)

Erica Dinho

5 from 19 votes

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Course Main Course

Cuisine Colombian

Servings 4 servings

Calories 226 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large carrot peeled and sliced
• ⅓ cup chopped onion
• 1 scallion chopped
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 diced large potato
• 2 15.5 oz cans of red beans, rinsed and drained
• 5 cups chicken beef or vegetable stock
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• Salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• Cook chorizo or bacon for garnish
• Fresh cilantro for garnish

Instructions

 

• Heat the olive oil in a medium pot, over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic, scallion, potatoes, carrots and cumin. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes or until they are golden brown, stirring often.
• Add the chicken, beef or vegetable stock, beans, tomato paste and stir. Reduce the heat to medium-low an continue cooking for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.Transfer the soup to a blender, or use an immersion blender, and puree the soup until smooth.
• Return the soup to the pot. Cook for about 2 minutes and season to taste.
• Laddle in bowls and add chorizo and cilantro for garnish. Serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 226kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 14gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 75mgPotassium: 408mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 2700IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg

Keyword bean soup, colombian soup

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This red bean soup takes literally 25 minutes to prepare and cook. I added chorizo, but you can be creative and add bacon, ham or another kind of meat. For a vegetarian version just use some corn instead, which also makes for a nice garnish.

Enjoy!

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