I love cooking comforting food this time of the year. I know everyone has a different opinion of what comfort food is, but for me it is a large pot of soup with Colombian flavors simmering on the stove . I usually make my bean soup with dried beans, but this week I was craving this pinto bean soup that my grandmother used to make. However, I forgot to soak the beans overnight, so I decided to make a quick soup with canned beans instead and I must say, this a great alternative when you don’t have time to simmer dried beans for 3 hours.
I know my mom wouldn’t be proud of me right now because in my house, we always cooked beans from scratch and she usually makes them in the pressure cooker so they cook pretty fast as well. Sorry mom 😉
Enjoy this quick version of Mamita’s delicious Pinto Bean Soup with Chorizo
Quick Pinto Bean Soup with Chorizo
Ingredients
- 3 Colombian-Style chorizos sliced
- 2 corn ears cut into small pieces
- 1 cup hogao
- 1 carrot peeled and sliced
- 2 15 oz cans pinto beans
- 6 cups chicken or beef stock
- 1 medium potato peeled and diced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt an pepper
- 1 ripe plantain peeled and diced
- ½ pound frozen yuca cut into pieces
- Fresh cilantro
- White rice and avocado for serving
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, cook the chorizo until browned,about 5 minutes. Add the stock and corn.Bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes, add the beans, carrots, hogao, cumin, potatoes, plantain and yuca.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for about 35 minutes minutes more, Add more stock if the soup is too thick. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add fresh cilantro and serve with white rice and avocado on the side.
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amelia
Does anyone know where in San Francisco Bay Area I can get the Colombian chorizo?
alex montano
thank you im gonna make it tonight...
alex montano
hi
help please!!!!!....what i do with the liquid that its in the beans can ?????should i added to the soup or drain ????i want to try the soup but i dont know what to do with the water
Erica
Alex- Drain the beans and discard the water.
DebinHawaii
Canned beans are so handy when you need a quick dish. Love the chorizo in this--lots of wonderful flavor!
Erica
Thank you so much everyone!
Chris
I don't care if this was "the quick version", it looks spectacular!!!! I'm going to have to try this one soon.
Anna
Wow... What a great look soup, love all the Ingredients.
Oysterculture
I love the looks of this soup, tasty delicious and filling. You might convert me to a 100% soup diet except you keep coming up with some other crazy delicious recipes too!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
This soup sounds super delicious with chorizo!