A hot and lusciously-thick soup on a crisp autumn night is just the kind of thing you daydream about during a cold commute home. Loaded with crispy slices of spicy sausage, potatoes, fibre-rich kidney beans and enough kale to fight off the grodiest of inter-office germs.
Courtesy of Bonnie Mo.
ingredients
directions
Heat olive oil in a large, heavy bottomed pot on medium high heat. Sauté chorizo until crispy, about 4 minutes. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Pour off oil rendered from the chorizo, saving about 1 Tablespoon. Sauté onions and garlic, scraping up any sausage bits, until soft.
Add thyme, bay leaf, diced potatoes, beans and stock and turn up heat to medium high. Add chopped kale and bring to a boil for 6-7 minutes. Turn down heat and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Return chorizo to the pot.
In a separate pan, add a sliver of butter and melt. Sear cod on both sides until just browned.
Add cod to soup pot and cook until fish is cooked though.
Remove bay leaf, ladle into bowls and add cracked black pepper and salt to taste.
Add grated Parmesan and dig in!
*A quick whiz with an immersion blender results in a thicker, more rustic version of this soup. Just don’t go too crazy, we’re not making baby food.