Kale, chorizo and white beans soup

Just what you need when you get back home on a Winter: a hot plate of hearty soup. But, please don’t say my Mother I this is I am having for dinner almost every other week… Officially, I am still allergic to soup.

Kale, chorizo and white beans soup (adapted from The Hairy Bikers website)

Ingredients 

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced
• 3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into 1,5cm chunks
• 150g green beans, cut in 3cm pieces
• 75g chorizo sausage, skinned and cut into 1cm slices
• 1 teaspoon hot smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon flaked sea salt, plus extra to season
• 400g can of chopped tomatoes
• 1.5 litres chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon caster sugar
• 400g can white beans, rinsed and drained
• 150g curly kale, thickly shredded
• freshly ground black pepper

Method

Heat the oil in a large non-stick saucepan  Add the onion and garlic and fry gently for 5 minutes until softened but not coloured, stirring often.

Add the chorizo, paprika and carrots to the onion and cook over a low heat for 2 minutes, stirring until the chorizo begins to release its fat. Season with salt and lots of black pepper. Tip the tomatoes into the same pan, add the stock and sugar, then turn the heat up to medium.

Bring the liquid to the boil. Reduce the heat slightly and leave the soup to simmer for 12 minutes. Add the canned and fresh beans and the kale and bring it back to a gentle simmer. Cook for 10 minutes until all the vegetables are just tender, adding a little extra water if the soup is looking too thick. Season the soup with salt and black pepper and serve in deep bowls